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Semenova: One in Ten Global Workers Were in Tourism Pre-Pandemic

Janet Semenova · The Mental Health Pandemic Nobody Is Talking About Yet · Apr 6, 2021 · at 36:11

Janet Semenova, co-founder of Boutique Travel Advisors, discusses global economic disruption and job loss caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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“Millions of people around the world, one in 10 people in the world before the pandemic worked in tourism.”

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The claim, plainly

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, one in ten workers globally was employed in the tourism sector.

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Assessment

Official data and benchmark reports published by leading international bodies prior to and during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic corroborate the claim. According to the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) Economic Impact Reports published in 2019 and 2020, travel and tourism accounted for 10.0% of total global employment in 2018 (319 million jobs) and 10.3% in 2019 (330 million jobs), exactly matching the '1 in 10' ratio. Furthermore, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) consistently reported that the sector supported approximately 10% to 10.6% of global jobs (direct, indirect, and induced) immediately preceding the COVID-19 pandemic.

WTTC Global Economic Impact & Trends 2019 reported 319 million jobs supported by Travel & Tourism in 2018, accounting for 10.0% of global employment (1 in 10 jobs).
WTTC Economic Impact Report 2020 reported that the sector supported 330 million jobs worldwide in 2019, representing 10.3% of global employment.
UNWTO official briefs and World Tourism Day 2019 releases explicitly stated that pre-pandemic tourism generated 1 in 10 jobs globally (10% of world employment).
ILO's May 2022 report 'The Future of Work in the Tourism Sector' noted travel and tourism accounted for 334 million jobs (10.6% of global employment) in 2019.

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[1] ambassade-ethiopie.fr [2] ambassade-ethiopie.fr [3] wttc.org [4] entrust.com [5] wttc.org [6] touringproject.eu [7] ilo.org [8] untourism.int

"World Travel & Tourism Council" "2019" "10.3%" "jobs" OR "employment" "1 in 10" World Travel and Tourism Council 2019 334 million jobs 1 in 10 WTTC global economic impact report 2019 1 in 10 jobs tourism "WTTC" "334 million" OR "333 million" OR "330 million" "10.3%" "2019" "UNWTO" "1 in 10 jobs" "2019" OR "pre-pandemic" UNWTO tourism 1 in 10 jobs global employment pre pandemic 2019

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