The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the exacerbation of poverty problems in Ukraine

Abstract

The article examines the impact of the Crown virus pandemic on the exacerbation of poverty in Ukraine. The Sustainable Development Goals and their priorities, which need to consolidate the efforts of the entire world community on the problem of poverty, are analyzed. Much work has been done in recent years, but despite positive progress in overcoming this negative phenomenon, poverty is regaining momentum due to the progress of the industrial revolution and the emergency caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. However, this process is complicated by the fact that poverty is spreading among the working population. This phenomenon will have many negative consequences, so today poverty eradication is still an important challenge facing governments and societies around the world. In view of this, this article aims to study the phenomenon of Ukrainian labor poverty, to study the main causes and consequences of poverty of Ukrainian workers and to make proposals for overcoming this phenomenon. The analysis of the poverty level of the Ukrainian population and workers shows that the government and the population have different understandings of poverty, as evidenced by official data: according to the method used to calculate poverty, poverty has decreased, but according to household surveys, most people consider themselves very poor.