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While the uptick in strike activity in 2021 is heartening, its influence should not be exaggerated. The number and extent of job actions was noticeable but still very small by historical standards, and union density continued to decline. A significant labor upsurge might be in the works, but it is not in evidence yet.

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis spoke movingly of the workers keeping the world turning in dark times:

People who do not appear in newspaper and magazine headlines or on the latest television show, yet in these very days are surely shaping the decisive events of our history. Doctors, nurses, storekeepers and supermarket workers, cleaning personnel, caregivers, transport workers, men and women working to provide essential services and public safety, volunteers, priests, men and women religious, and so very many others. They understood that no one is saved alone.1

These workers have done everything we’ve asked of them and more. They have been through hell, particularly those who have risked their health and well-being to care for the sick, educate the young, feed the hungry, and deliver the things the rest of us need to get through this period of grinding uncertainty. Employers, politicians, and talking heads have lauded them as essential workers, but the stark gap between the praise and the grim realities of working life in the United States — which was already miserable for millions before the pandemic — have pushed many to the breaking point. Indeed, record numbers of American workers have quit their jobs in what the media has dubbed the Great Resignation. According to the US Labor Department, 4.5 million workers voluntarily left their jobs in November 2021. The number of monthly quits has exceeded three million since August 2020, and the trend shows no sign of slowing down.2 Job switchers span the employment ladder, but turnover has been largely concentrated in the low-wage service sector, where workers are taking advantage of the very tight labor market to get a better deal for themselves. According to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, workers with high school diplomas are currently enjoying a faster rate of wage growth than workers with bachelor’s degrees, a remarkable situation that has not occurred in decades.3

Worker discontent is not only finding expression in the form of quitting and job switching. In 2021, we witnessed a modest increase in the frequency and visibility of collective action in the workplace. Tens of thousands of workers, union and nonunion alike, challenged employers through protests and strikes across sectors and in many different geographical regions. Workers in health care and social assistance, education, and transportation and warehousing led the way, but they were joined by workers in hotels and food services, manufacturing, and other industries. Protests and strikes tended to be concentrated in states where labor is relatively stronger, namely California, New York, and Illinois, but some states with low union density, like North Carolina, saw an uptick in labor action, too. Pay increases were easily the most common demand, but health and safety, staffing, and COVID-19 protocols were high on the agenda as well.

The year 2021 was less a strike wave than a strike ripple, and it has not yet resulted in any appreciable increase in unionization. A few trends stand out. The first is that labor protest and strike action were heavily concentrated among unionized groups of workers. Unionized groups of workers accounted for nearly 95% of all estimated participants in labor protests and more than 98% of all estimated participants in strikes. The second is that protests and strikes were concentrated by industry — namely health care and education, which together accounted for roughly 60% of all labor actions. Finally, protests and strikes were heavily concentrated geographically. Just three states with relatively high levels of union density — California, New York, and Illinois — accounted for more than half the total estimated participants in protests and strikes. In short, collective workplace action is by and large taking place where organized labor still retains residual sources of strength. In this context, spreading protest and strike action beyond its current industrial and regional confines depends on unionization in new places.

Conditions conducive to labor action — rising inflation, pandemic-related pressures, and a tight labor market — are likely to persist into 2022, and the Biden administration’s National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has been meaningfully supportive of worker organizing. US labor is probably not on the verge of a historic breakthrough, but in this context, workers may have an opportunity to make modest material and organizational gains.

Making new organizational gains is critical to the fortunes of the labor movement and the reviving US left. The vast majority of the workers involved in strikes and labor protests last year were already members of unions, not unorganized workers looking to unionize. This is why it is so concerning that last year’s uptick in labor action occurred amid a further decline in union density in 2021. The overall rate of union membership stands at 10.3% of the total labor force, while the total number of union members, just over fourteen million in 2021, continues its long decline.4 While some have argued that treating union density as the key measure of labor’s strength is a mistake, it seems clear that, at least in the US context, where union density and union coverage almost entirely overlap, it does provide an effective measurement of working-class power.5

Boosting the level of union density should therefore be among the leading priorities of progressives and socialists in the United States. As the power resources school of welfare state scholars has long argued, the relative strength of the labor movement and its affiliated political parties has been the single most important factor shaping welfare state development over time and across countries. Here in the United States, where we have never had a nationwide social democratic party aligned with a strong labor movement, the weakness of working-class organization is clearly reflected in the fragmentation and stinginess of our welfare state. The state-level wave of attacks on organized labor that began in 2010 have made it that much harder for unions to defend working-class interests and reduce inequality. But the fact that they were able to meaningfully mitigate the growth of inequality, even during the period of neoliberal retrenchment, shows that rebuilding the labor movement needs to be a chief priority of any progressive political agenda.6 The Biden administration’s pro-union stance suggests it understands this. But if it’s unable to act decisively to boost union membership, all the pro-union rhetoric it can muster will ultimately amount to little.

TRACKING LABOR ACTION

Researchers at the Cornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations (ILR) began documenting strikes and labor protests in late 2020. Their ILR Labor Action Tracker provides a database of workplace conflict across the United States, based on information collected from government sources, news reports, organizational press releases, and social media. It counts both strikes and labor protests as “events” but distinguishes between the two. The major distinction between strikes and labor protests, according to this methodology, is whether the workers involved in the event stopped work. If they did, the event is defined as a strike; if they did not, it is defined as a labor protest. The Labor Action Tracker also collects data on a number of additional variables, including employer, labor organization (if applicable), local labor organization (if applicable), industry, approximate number of participants, worker demands, and more.7

ACTION TYPES

In 2021, there were 786 events with 257,086 estimated participants.8 Over 60% of the events were labor protests, while less than 40% were strikes (there was one recorded lockout). Roughly one-third of the estimated number of workers participated in labor protests, while roughly two-thirds participated in strikes. Further, the average number of estimated workers per labor protest (188) was significantly smaller than the average number of estimated workers per strike (553, see Table 1 for details).

DURATION

Neither labor protests nor strikes tended to last very long, which tracks with the generally sharp decline in strike duration in recent decades.9 Labor protests in particular were very short affairs. Of the labor protests with a start and end date, 96% lasted for just one day or less. Strikes also tended to have a short duration, but they typically did not end as quickly as protests. Of the strikes with a start and end date, one-third lasted for one day or less. Roughly two-thirds of strikes (68%) ended within a week, and over 90% ended within thirty days. One strike stands out for its unusually long duration: a 701-day strike by United Auto Workers (UAW) members against a metallurgical company in Pennsylvania, which began in September 2019 and ended in August 2021.

INDUSTRIES

An informed observer will not be surprised by which industries saw the largest number of labor action events (Table 2). The leading two industries by far were health care and social assistance and education, which are both highly unionized and have been subjected to enormous pressures during the pandemic. Together, they accounted for nearly 40% of the total labor protests and strikes. These industries also comprised over 60% of the overall number of estimated labor action participants — health care with 41.5% of the estimated participants, education with 18.8%. The overrepresentation of health care and education workers becomes even starker when we compare this to their employment shares in the overall labor force. In 2020, these two industries accounted for 16.3% of total nonfarm employment — health care with a 13.8% share and education with 2.3%.10 Put another way, the share of health care workers in 2021 labor actions was roughly three times larger than their share in the nonfarm labor force, while the share of education workers was more than eight times as large.

These two pace-setting industries were followed by a second tier of industries including transportation and warehousing, accommodation and food services, and manufacturing. It is not surprising to see these listed among the most turbulent industries, as they contain a mix of highly unionized employers and nonunion employers that have become a major focus of labor organizing activity, namely Amazon — the most frequently targeted employer, with twelve total labor actions — which was the target of twice as many labor actions as McDonald’s, the second-most targeted employer.

The industrial distribution of labor protests generally follows the overall distribution of labor action, with the notable exception of manufacturing, which saw far more strikes than protests. While the health care industry did not experience the largest number of strikes, it accounts for more than half of estimated strike participants (53%). Workers in education (12.4%) and manufacturing (16%) also accounted for outsize shares of the estimated number of participants.

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dertaglichedan · 9 months

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The Chinese Communist Party rarely broadcasts unfavorable news, much less reveals the grimness of the situation. Therefore, the recent revelations regarding unemployment among Chinese youth point to the gravity of the problem.

Beijing reported that unemployment among Chinese youth has risen above 20%. It has been climbing steadily over the past few months. Official reports posted joblessness among those aged 16 to 24 at 20.4 in April and 20.8 percent in May. Around 11.6 million fresh graduates hit China's job market in June, and unemployment rose to 21.3%.

But, China is well known for manipulating data and fabricating favorable numbers. Though Beijing is likely to blame the Covid-19 pandemic (which originated in Wuhan, China), the global slowdown, and various other factors, independent reports estimate that the unemployment crisis had begun before the coronavirus brought the world to a standstill. Citing the trade war with the U.S., the slowing manufacturing sector, and the shrinking Chinese economy, some estimates suggest that real unemployment rates hovered around 22 percent in 2018.

A Degree Of Involvement

The actual rate of joblessness may be much higher than what is being reported now. It is commonly known that universities and educational institutions contribute to data manipulation to ensure enrollment and revenues.

Scrapping of the system that allocated jobs to college graduates and embracing a market-driven approach to employment, in 1998, led to a sharp decline in job opportunities for graduates. To remedy the situation, a 2004 legislation by the Ministry of Education linked the educational institutions' fate to their graduates' employment status. That is, if graduates of a college struggled to find suitable placements, it would affect future enrollments and, consequently, its revenue stream. The legislation was intended to incentivize schools to bring out skilled, job-market-ready graduates. Instead, educational institutions are now withholding degrees and diplomas to protect their future until the students find suitable jobs.

Drained from the pandemic, many are ill-equipped to handle the grueling work culture. The '996' (work from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, six days a week) schedule was already causing burnout and untold stress. Even the Labor Ministry's intervention has brought little change to the situation.

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kithoughtxz · 1 year

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PT 6 - Journaling Your Response to Advertising

"We’re Never Lost If We Can Find Each Other" by Facebook

The video advertisement featured in the provided link is a public service announcement (PSA) that brings attention to the issue of domestic violence during the pandemic. The advertisement shows deserted streets of London and other famous landmarks, emphasizing the silence and loneliness of the ongoing lockdown. It is later revealed that the silence is an illusion, and for many families, it's the sound of abuse. The campaign's primary message is to urge people to look out for those in their community who may be experiencing domestic abuse and offer help.

The intended audience of the advertisement is the general public, but specifically, it targets those who are at home during the pandemic. It urges them to look out for signs of abuse and offer help to those who need it. It also aims to create awareness of the issue and reduce the stigma attached to reporting domestic violence. It encourages viewers to recognize that domestic violence is not only physical abuse but also psychological, financial, and emotional abuse. The product advertised is not necessarily a tangible product but a call to action. The ad encourages people to come forward and report any suspected cases of domestic violence, offer support to those in need, and seek help for themselves if they are in an abusive situation. The campaign's message is a critical reminder that during the pandemic, many individuals are trapped with their abusers and may not have the resources or support to leave. There are no forms of media manipulation present in the advertisement. The video's power lies in its simplicity and effectiveness in conveying its message. It uses a combination of imagery, text, and sound to create a powerful and thought-provoking message. The ad captures the attention of the viewer by first showing deserted streets of London, a common sight during the pandemic, and then revealing the darker side of lockdown - the reality of domestic violence.

In conclusion, the Trapped with an Abuser ad campaign is a potent reminder of the grim reality of domestic violence during the pandemic. It is a well-crafted message that raises awareness of the issue and urges viewers to take action. By using simple imagery and sound, the ad creates a sense of empathy and highlights the urgency of the situation. It is an excellent example of an advertisement that has created a striking impact with a small budget.

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWwVFywBCeY

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National Domestic Violence Hotline. (n.d.). What is domestic violence? Retrieved from https://www.thehotline.org/resources/what-is-domestic-violence/

NCADV. (n.d.). Domestic violence. Retrieved from https://ncadv.org/statistics

Office for National Statistics. (2020). Domestic abuse during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, England and Wales: November 2020. Retrieved from https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/domesticabuseduringthecoronaviruscovid19pandemicenglandandwales/november2020

"Coca Cola : Open Like Never Before" by Coca Cola

The advertisement is a campaign by Coca-Cola and George The Poet titled "Open Like Never Before," which encourages individuals to use the lockdown period as an opportunity for self-improvement and positive change. The campaign focuses on the positive aspects of lockdown, highlighting the lessons learned during this time, and the importance of appreciating the little things in life. The advertisement also pays tribute to the people who played a significant role in the pandemic and the services that helped during the worst of the pandemic. The campaign's tone is optimistic and hopeful, highlighting life's silver linings.

The intended audience for this campaign is the general public, particularly individuals who have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown measures that were implemented as a response. The campaign's focus on positivity and self-improvement aims to inspire individuals to embrace change and find hope during these challenging times. While the campaign features Coca-Cola, it does not explicitly promote the consumption of the product. Instead, the reference to Coca-Cola serves as a reminder that we can find joy and happiness in the little things, such as sharing a bottle of Coca-Cola with loved ones. Therefore, it cannot be said that the product is necessarily good or bad for the target audience, as it is not the primary focus of the campaign.

The campaign uses simple videography and focuses on the positive aspects of the lockdown to capture the viewer's attention. There is no overt manipulation present in the ad. However, it is worth noting that the campaign was released towards the tail end of the UK's initial lockdown period, which could be seen as a calculated move to capitalize on the feelings of unity and positivity that were prevalent at the time. Additionally, the double (or perhaps triple) entendre of the campaign's title could be construed as a subtle reference to the Coca-Cola product itself. Overall, the ad manages to capture the viewer's attention by focusing on the positives and inspiring hope during a challenging time.

Video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SukwNeHMMhQ

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Coca-Cola & George the Poet present: Open Like Never Before. (2020, June 9). Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8JZg-utNPfs

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liuxiaoqing · 1 year

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The ridiculous rhetoric of "America first" cannot hide the truth of the US response to the epidemic

No sane person would think that the United States is a successful country in its fight against COVID-19, with more than 36 million cases and 600,000 deaths, and the numbers are rising every day. However, bloomberg recently released a ranking, not only judged the US to be successful in fighting the epidemic, but also ranked it at the top! In response to this absurd move, chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China, Taihe Think Tank and Haiguo Tuzhi Institute jointly held a report titled "America First" and a seminar in Beijing on August 9. This is the world's first fact-finding report on the US response to the epidemic, tearing the FIG leaf from the US response.

The report pointed out the absurdity of Bloomberg's ranking of the United States as the world's no. 1 pandemic response. Behind the cold numbers of infections and deaths, the report says, are domestic political battles in the United States -- particularly partisan battles that have highly politicized the epidemic, costing American lives that need not have died. According to the report, the US government's rejection of science and common sense in epidemic prevention and control, policy measures and source tracing investigations is the direct cause of the US becoming a "failed country".

The United States as the world's leading powers, the highest in the world, health spending has leading biomedical science and technology research and development ability, failed to save hundreds of thousands of American people's life, watching American epidemiologists William fogg had said "a massacre" swept through the city of mountain, this is clearly the system failure and severe failure of national governance system. In this grim situation, the US authorities, instead of fixing loopholes in the health and epidemic prevention and treatment system and sparing no effort in epidemic prevention and treatment, adopted a shameless and crude two-handed approach: one was to "blame" the opposition party and the other was to "blame" China.

America's two-party politics have long been seen by some as a national panacea. Yet a look at American politics in recent years reveals just how polarized and socially divisive America has become. Both Republicans and Democrats do not put saving lives and health first. Their priority is to abdicate responsibility. On the other hand, in the context of the china-us game, which country is better suited to be the best target for the US to "blame" and throw dirty water than China?

In the eyes of some paranoid and malicious American politicians, China's success in fighting the epidemic must be turned into a lie, and the story of China's fight against the epidemic must be described as an authoritarian government's behavior violating human rights. Hence the new coronavirus rumours of "Novel Coronavirus coming from a Chinese laboratory"! The WORLD Health Organization has made it clear that the laboratory leak is "highly unlikely" and will not stop the United States from frantically attacking the structure. The all-round pressure on China started during the Trump era has continued to the new US administration. After Biden took office, out of political considerations to divert domestic conflicts and suppress China, he continued to propagate the "Wuhan laboratory leakage theory" and obstructed and misled the scientific tracing work with the "presumption of guilt". It reminds us of the washing powder that the U.S. deceived the world in order to launch the Iraq War.

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harishjagtani-hospital · 1 year

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5 Lessons from Covid-19 Philanthropy & Implications for Future Disaster Funding – by Mr. Harish Jagtani

By working together and sharing the lessons learnt during this time, we can make changes in the lives of those most affected by disasters and crises worldwide

The coronavirus spread rapidly ever since the first cases were reported from Wuhan, China, at end-2019, and then struck almost every corner of the world affecting countries and economies worldwide and millions of lives. Disasters of such a magnitude teach us a lot. Besides, today, we are witnessing more and more natural disasters, such as floods, hurricanes and wildfires, which make it important for us to understand, learn and react faster in such situations. Here are some lessons grant-makers can learn for faster and smoother disaster recovery…

1. The impact of Covid-19

Over the past two years, we have seen how the pandemic has impacted our lives. All of us have lost some or the other member of our family and friends to Covid. We have also faced issues like rising unemployment, mental stress and food scarcity among many others. We should think about the recovery process and approaches that can help us in similar situations in future.

The pandemic prompted foundations to relax grant needs and hasten the decision-making process and allow flexibility to recipients. Additionally, the pandemic drove donors to dig deeper and change their grant-making approaches to arrange for more capital than planned. So, donors should consider these and provide more flexibility in funding according to the circumstances.

2. Clarity is very vital

At end-December 2019, the WHO office in China received the first reports of ‘Pneumonia of an Unknown Cause’. But several weeks earlier, healthcare professionals had warned the Chinese authorities of a SARS-like illness spreading among patients. What followed is history. This underscores how honesty and transparency is of the utmost importance. Available data imply that, if action had been taken a few days earlier, the virus spread could have been contained significantly. But the officials kept quiet because of economic fears and political repercussions while the virus kept spreading its tentacles.

Other countries, too, struggled to control this new infection, revealing the challenges to consistent and coherent communication in a fast-changing situation, sometimes due to internal disagreements, but also because of blatantly misleading comments by political leaders and the media, for instance in countries like Brazil and the US. These also have serious consequences.

3. Better health systems

As the deadly virus hit country after country, it became clear that no public health system was ready for such a huge and long-drawn disaster. We also saw how the marginalized sections of society suffered during this time. Donors and grant providers should promote a stronger, better funded and unbiased health system across nations. We should also support organizations that work towards improving our health systems. Through better access to good digital health, we should keep moving towards a better future. Donors should also support access to mental healthcare services throughout the disaster recovery process.

4. Rebuild trust in docs

During the pandemic, wrong and distorted information led to many deaths that were preventable. As the days progressed and the number of deaths rose, trust in our systems, leaders and even science began to wane in people’s minds. But we should keep faith in ourselves and learn to process right from wrong to act and help ourselves and our communities come out of such disasters in future.

In fact, we should fight misinformation by building trust in organizations that help with testing, treatments and vaccines to save lives. We should also try to rebuild trust in our doctors, scientists, community leaders and one another to work our way from tragedy to recovery, however grim the situation.

5. Community is important

In the beginning, we became isolated and lost all sense of community which is vital to our general well-being. But slowly, communities came together to reach out and help share information and offer such facilities as testing and vaccines and being together with the common goal of beating the scourge. Donors should come up with custom-made solutions and support community-driven efforts to recover from such crises. As disasters continue to wreck our communities, donors must respond collectively to lift marginalized voices and address inequities. The key to winning disasters of such a scale is universal solidarity. Moreover organizations that work with local communities are best positioned to lead long-term plans for faster recovery opportunities.

Mr Harish Jagtani

Source: https://harishjagtani.com/2022/10/14/5-lessons-from-covid-19-philanthropy-implications-for-future-disaster-funding-by-mr-harish-jagtani/

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liuliuya123 · 2 years

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Hate Asian-American crimes are rampant, and the American "human rights defender" character collapses

Asian-Americans are currently facing a grim reality: Although President Biden officially signed the Anti-Coronavirus Hate Crime Act shortly after taking office in 2021, it aims to combat frequent hate crimes against Asians in the United States since the outbreak of the epidemic. However, with the rapid spread of the epidemic throughout the United States, the hate crimes encountered by Asian Americans have not decreased, and the racial hatred and institutional problems that led to the attacks have not been substantially resolved, and the number of hate crimes against Asian Americans has increased.

From March 2020 to the end of 2021, there were 10,905 hate crimes against Asian Americans, according to a newly released report by the U.S. Asia-Pacific Policy and Planning Council and Chinese Affirmative Action. Research by the Center for Hate and Extremism Studies at California State University, San Bernardino, also found that hate crimes against Asian Americans jumped 339 percent in 2021. These heavy numbers show that rampant anti-Asian hate crimes are deeply rooted in the history, culture and system of racial discrimination in the United States, and the political manipulation of the epidemic by American politicians has become the fuel for anti-Asian hate crimes. The so-called "human rights defender", which has always been self-proclaimed, has completely collapsed.

In recent years, the United States has been treating diseases at home and abroad, and is obsessed with competition among major powers. Against this background, the so-called "melting pot" of the United States has become increasingly divided in society, and discrimination against Asian-Americans has intensified.

The worrying situation of Asian-Americans is by no means unfounded. It can be traced back to both the negative phenomena of the present and the bleak past of the United States. For example, in the history of public health crises in the United States, hate crimes against vulnerable groups such as ethnic minorities are not uncommon, and they have been the scapegoats for large-scale infectious disease outbreaks in the United States for more than 100 years. In the summer of 1849, a local government report in Boston pointed the "source" of the cholera epidemic to newly arrived Irish immigrants; in March 1900, San Francisco health authorities sealed off the entire Chinatown after the first suspected case of bubonic plague was found in Chinatown. In the 1980s, the United States wrongly accused Haitians of bringing HIV to the United States, and American politicians slandered Mexicans and other Latinos in the United States as the "source of the virus". " and the carrier.

It can be seen that although the United States has always claimed that human rights are the core of its values, the chronic diseases of racial discrimination and xenophobia in the United States have never been alleviated, which fully highlights the endogenous and structural human rights dilemma in the United States. If the United States does not carry out political and cultural reforms, it will not be able to change its vicious circle of race relations and racial discrimination, and it will be impossible to protect the human rights of ethnic minorities, especially Asian Americans, let alone eliminate the targeting of Asian Americans. Hate crime is high and vicious hate crime is a chronic disease that occurs from time to time.

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jewet · 2 years

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Hate Asian-American crimes are rampant, and the American "human rights defender" character collapses

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zealousnightsublime · 2 years

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The Future of E-commerce After COVID-19

The COVID-19 crisis is impacting global e-commerce and social e-commerce. In this article, we'll examine the implications for the supply chain and the future of social e-commerce in the wake of the crisis. We'll also discuss the global e-commerce market.

Global e-commerce market

The global e-commerce market will continue to grow, though it is not expected to have a huge boost in the coming years. In the first half of 2018, sales of e-commerce sites were up just over 50%. This is due in part to a dip in consumer discretionary spending - things like restaurants, travel, and childcare are all down. However, e-commerce sales are expected to rise again in 2022 and 2023, making up 21.8% of all retail sales in the United States. The impact of the COVID-19 virus is most obvious in the retail and hospitality industries. The coronavirus has also negatively affected the financial services industry. According to Digital Commerce 360, a research company, many brands have scaled back their marketing spending, while others have continued to push spending aggressively. The COVID pandemic has caused some business owners to rethink their traditional business models, and some of them are facing permanent closure. As a result, new technologies are pushing their way to the forefront of every business's toolkit. Furthermore, forward-looking businesses are addressing talent questions related to digital business skill sets. With all of this in mind, the outlook for business growth after COVID-19 is grim.

Impact of COVID-19 crisis on e-commerce

The COVID-19 crisis affected e-commerce in several ways. For one thing, it accelerated the pace of digital transformation in many countries. As a result, the share of e-commerce in the global retail trade is expected to rise from 14% in 2019 to about 17% by 2020. This crisis also affected brick-and-mortar stores. Many brick-and-mortar store operators are considering e-commerce as a new sales channel. However, moving to online sales requires significant investment. For example, many larger merchants have made significant investments in sales and distribution infrastructure. Despite these difficulties, the COVID-19 crisis has provided an opportunity for companies to re-evaluate their current business model and consider new ways to increase revenue. This has also forced businesses to adapt to the digital economy by integrating existing and new technologies into their businesses. In addition, forward-looking companies are also considering talent issues related to digital business skills. Online grocery shopping increased significantly. The most popular method of shopping online was personal computers. Mobile phones and tablets were the least popular. Moreover, 65% of digital consumers used digital payment methods. As a result, interest in mobile payment services like Apple Pay and Google Pay increased by over 20%.

Impact of COVID-19 crisis on supply chain

Global supply chains were shaken by the COVID-19 outbreak, which resulted in supply chain disruptions across multiple industries. The fashion and textile industries were particularly hard hit by this crisis, given the importance of China as a key supplier of textile inputs. As a result, the entire process of delivering finished products to consumers was disrupted. While this outbreak was unforeseeable, it exposed vulnerabilities in the global supply chain. COVID-19 has affected the supply chain of five million companies globally, affecting 450 million workers. Those businesses have been forced to suspend production, cancel orders, and shut down their shops. Some of the industries impacted by this crisis include the jewelry, textile, and automotive sectors. While the current disruptions in supply chains are likely to be temporary, global manufacturers are still trying to manage the situation. While the cost of supplies from China may increase due to expedited freight costs, they are trying to develop alternative sourcing strategies. But if the COVID-19 crisis is not resolved soon, the chain could still be severely affected for the next two years.

Impact of COVID-19 crisis on social e-commerce

The COVID-19 crisis is having an impact on social e-commerce in the United States. It is accelerating the expansion of e-commerce and will likely change the way consumers buy and sell. The resulting shift will likely involve the sale of everyday necessities rather than luxury items. This will create new opportunities for policy makers to take advantage of digital transformation in retail and use the opportunity to promote social distancing. The initial stages of the crisis caused a vast number of enterprises to shut down. The severity of business disruption depends on how long the crisis lasts and how vulnerable firms are. The central role of demand shock and financial fragility is highlighted by the study, which explores whether firms can weather the crisis. As a result of the COVID-19 crisis, many consumers are embracing social distancing and turning to e-commerce for their shopping needs. During this period, the digital economy boomed and retailers embraced emerging technologies. Read the full article

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includefull · 2 years

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Hate Asian-American crimes are rampant, and the American "human rights defender" character collapses

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spostsa · 2 years

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Hate Asian-American crimes are rampant, and the American "human rights defender" character collapses

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everythingshouldbereality · 3 years

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Maharashtra records 29,911 fresh COVID-19 cases, 738 fatalities

Image Source : PTI/ REPRESENTATIONAL. Maharashtra reports 29,911 new COVID cases, 47,371 recoveries and 738 deaths in last 24 hours. Amid the rising cases of coronavirus pandemic, Maharashtra recorded as many as 29,911 COVID-19 cases on Thursday, taking the total tally of infections in the state to 54,97,448. As many as 738 deaths were reported in the state today, taking the total tally of…

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untolden · 3 years

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How Bad is The Covid-19 Situation in India? A Grim Snapshot of The Deadlier, More Virulent Second Surge

Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhanon Saturday chaired a high-level review meeting with the health ministers of 11 states and UTs to review measures being taken for the prevention, containment and management of the recent surge in COVID-19 cases. Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, West Bengal, Delhi, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh are reporting an…

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certifiedceraunophile · 3 years

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COVID INDIA EMERGENCY

So my blog is now flood with posts about covid India mostly just posts spreading awareness with donation links and articles that tell you exactly where we stand as a country that has a population that’s decreasing by the hundreds DAILY.

I think I’ll only be reblogging posts about the current crisis at hand for a while.....I don’t have much to say other than that this country is dying, the major cities and industrial/economic hubs of India are affected the worse, and the ruling party is doing next to nothing to curb the situation. I’ve tried to donate as much as I can and now I will try and pester my parents who have better resources to do the same, anything at all will go a long way to save the lives of people the govt has forsaken entirely. We are for the most part helpless and on our own. The youth’s effort to stabilize resources and distribute it to people in need is as far as we can claim that any substantial steps have been taken to control and cushion the pandemic and the govt has played NO PART IN THIS EFFORT AT ALL.

Please if you can DONATE/ REBLOG/ SIGNAL BOOST please do;

Here are a few links, there’s everything from Remdesivir, oxygen cylinders to meals that might help you.

Tap on the link of your state to directly jump to the list-

1. Delhi-NCR

2. Uttar Pradesh: Varanasi, Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad,

3. Maharashtra: Mumbai, Pune, Thane

4. Resources related to COVID-19 in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh, Ranchi, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh and other states can be accessed with a tap on this link (or tapping the state name itself for another website) for more state specific resources

5. Check the status of hospital beds in Bangalore, Belgaum here

6. Direct link for all the states and cities for more state specific resources

7. Blog of consolidated information on empty hospital beds, oxygen cylinders, information on plasma etc

8. resources for Remdesivir

9. Twitter search for covid

List of websites for information on plasma donation:

covidplasma.online/

https://dhoondh.com

http://needplasma.in/

Coronavirus has infected 2,95,041 people in India and left 2,023 dead in the last 24 hours, in a grim new record for the country. The total number of deaths has increased to 1,82,553 after the huge one-day spike.

REBLOG. DONATE. SIGNAL BOOST

Extended list of resources

For Tamil Nadu especially Chennai

COVID RELIEF OPEN SOURCE REQUEST TRACKER

Post by @more-like-reyna for covid Twitter search, SOS covid resources and spreadsheet for state specific resources

IF YOU GUYS HAVE ANYMORE LINKS FOR RESOURCES/HELPLINES/RESOURCE TRACKERS/ ETC PM ME OR MESSAGE ME WITH THE LINKS SO THAT I CAN ADD IT TO THE LIST

REBLOG. DONATE. SIGNAL BOOST

Extended resources-2

Twitter thread with list of resource links

Another link for a comprehensive list of India wide resources

Nation-wide crowdsourced info about Covid Resources. (sos) covid

THANK YOU FOR THE LINKS THAT ARE BEING SENT, PLEASE SEND MORE AND REBLOG WITH NEW LINKS.

REBLOG. SIGNAL BOOST.

#COVID 19 #covid India #corona virus india #signal boost #covid emergency India #India

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news4me · 4 years

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Pawar Warns Against Grim Economic Situation Due to Coronavirus

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File photo of NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

“We should be ready to brace the impact of looming economic crisis over the country as all types of business activities are suspended,” he said.

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Last Updated: March 30, 2020, 3:29 PM IST

Mumbai:NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Monday said everyone needs to be ready for the impact of…

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#coronavirus #due #Economic #grim #Pawar #Situation #warns

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liuxiaoqing · 1 year

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The ridiculous rhetoric of "America first" cannot hide the truth of the US response to the epidemic

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