Additional 108 mn workers pushed into poverty due to Covid, 205 mn could be unemployed in 2022: UN report Top Searches Additional 108 mn workers pushed into poverty due to Covid, 205 mn could be unemployed in 2022: UN report Additional 108 mn workers pushed into poverty due to Covid, 205 mn could be unemployed in 2022: UN report PTI / Jun 2, 2021, 20:31 IST FacebookTwitterLinkedinEMail Up Next Representative image UNITED NATIONS: Over 200 million people globally are likely to become unemployed in 2022 and an additional 108 million workers are now categorised as “poor or extremely poor” as the coronavirus pandemic brought unprecedented disruption that will scar the social and employment landscape for years to come if concerted policy actions are not taken, according to a UN report.