ILO+ (AP) - GENEVA, March 25 (Kyodo)—Jobless workers who do not receive unemployment benefits account for 77 percent of all unemployed people in Japan, the highest proportion among industrial countries, the International Labor Organization said Tuesday.
An ILO report that covers eight major countries including emerging economies said Brazil has the highest share of jobless workers receiving no benefits at 93 percent, followed by 84 percent for China, 77 percent for Japan and 57 percent for the United States and Canada. The share slips below 20 percent for France and Germany.
