COVID-19: Protecting workers

Sectoral impact: COVID-19 has brought the automotive industry to a standstill

While employment in the automotive industry had recovered from the 2008-09 global financial crisis, employers and workers across the global supply chains of the industry are once again faced with great uncertainty. Since the global pandemic began in China, the impact of #COVID-19 on the automotive industry was first felt in Asia, but has since become severe throughout the world.

Date issued: 12 May 2020 | Size/duration: 1:00