Ensuring 100,000 jobs to the people in the hardest hit areas of Leyte and Samar, which have been devastated by Typhoon Yolanda earlier this month, will provide basic support about 500,000 people in these vulnerable areas, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said.

The ILO's first sectoral needs assessment published by the United Nations revealed that "rebuilding livelihoods through decent jobs in the service industry is a priority," alongside farming and fishing.

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