Already Vulnerable, Gig Economy Workers In San

Already Vulnerable, Gig Economy Workers In San Francisco Suffer During Pandemic

Eurasia Review

Published 05 May 2020

A new survey of app-based ride-hailing and food and grocery-delivery workers in San Francisco underscores the financial vulnerability of workers in the gig economy–and the coronavirus has made their plight much worse, according to findings released by researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Already Vulnerable, Gig Economy Workers In San Francisco Suffer During Pandemic

Already Vulnerable, Gig Economy Workers In San Francisco Suffer During Pandemic

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