
Covid-19: Students’ distress over job loss
The mass vaccination coming up this week in the UK does not reassure everyone. Especially students that WestminsterWorld had the opportunity to meet.
Credit: Simone Michelle Gray
Nearly 80 per cent of students rely on part-time job to gain extra income. Due to this year’s economic crisis and social distancing regulations, workplaces have been closed and many students cannot continue their work.
According to Generation COVID survey conducted by LSE, the most job loss among all age groups are student aged 16 to 25, which means one in 10 young people lost their job during covid-19 pandemic.
source: Generation COVID
"They had to cancel all the shows when the lockdown came up so I lost my job."
We can see the depth in her eyes as much as the pain. Barbara Uzoigwe, 22 years ol