Already Vulnerable, Gig Economy Workers in San Francisco Suffer during Coronavirus Pandemic (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Already Vulnerable, Gig Economy Workers in San Francisco Suffer during Coronavirus Pandemic

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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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