ACCRA, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- A report launched here on Monday said at least 42,000 workers had lost their jobs as a result of the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Ghana since March.
About 770,000 workers, representing 25.7 percent of the total workforce in the country, had their wages reduced since the country embarked on a partial lockdown in April to combat COVID-19, leading to a reduction in working hours, the report said.
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