The United Nations said today, the COVID-19 pandemic will significantly increase global unemployment, pushing up to nearly 25 million more people out of work. <br />'' <br />'' The economic and labour crisis created by the COVID-19 pandemic could increase global unemployment by almost 25 million, the International Labour Organisation said as it released a fresh study. <br />'' <br />'' It also said, workers could lose up to 3.4 trillion US Dollars in 2020 income over virus. It added however that an internationally coordinated policy response could significantly lower that number. <br />'' <br />''