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COVID-19 News

We're tracking news that falls at the intersection of gig workers and COVID-19.

Tech underclass: the harsh reality of Asia's digital commerce boom

Tech underclass: the harsh reality of Asia's digital commerce boom

UNCTAD survey shows COVID-19’s impact on e-commerce in poorer countries

UNCTAD survey shows COVID-19’s impact on e-commerce in poorer countries

Post-COVID prognosis for gig workers in China: slow and steady improvement

Post-COVID prognosis for gig workers in China: slow and steady improvement

The Digital Hustle: Gig worker financial lives under pressure

The Digital Hustle: Gig worker financial lives under pressure

The Gig Economy and Covid-19: Looking Ahead

The Gig Economy and Covid-19: Looking Ahead

KENYA: Six ways digital platforms can accelerate growth during COVID-19

KENYA: Six ways digital platforms can accelerate growth during COVID-19

KENYA: COVID-19 has left gig workers vulnerable. Who is responsible for providing social protection?

KENYA: COVID-19 has left gig workers vulnerable. Who is responsible for providing social protection?

COVID-19 and India’s Gig Economy: The Case of Ride-Hailing Companies

COVID-19 and India’s Gig Economy: The Case of Ride-Hailing Companies

INDIA: Gig workers can’t make a living unless they install a controversial contact tracing App

INDIA: Gig workers can’t make a living unless they install a controversial contact tracing App

Uber UK launches Work Hub for drivers to find other gig jobs during COVID-19

Uber UK launches Work Hub for drivers to find other gig jobs during COVID-19

Gig workers, platforms and government during Covid-19 in South Africa

Gig workers, platforms and government during Covid-19 in South Africa

Platform economy assessed for first time in Germany: COVID-19 pandemic brings into sharp relief risk

Platform economy assessed for first time in Germany: COVID-19 pandemic brings into sharp relief risk

UK gig workers' union wants the government to extend health and safety benefits to members

UK gig workers' union wants the government to extend health and safety benefits to members

Tech union leaders are dodging surveillance on platforms like Facebook and Zoom

Tech union leaders are dodging surveillance on platforms like Facebook and Zoom

Uber CEO says drivers should get health-care benefits based on how much they work

Uber CEO says drivers should get health-care benefits based on how much they work

A deep dive into labor, digital economy, and COVID-19

A deep dive into labor, digital economy, and COVID-19

From health and harassment to income security and loans, India's gig workers need support

From health and harassment to income security and loans, India's gig workers need support

Grab offers no-pay leaves, reduced working hours to staff

Grab offers no-pay leaves, reduced working hours to staff

As Amazon, Walmart, and others profit amid coronavirus crisis, their essential workers plan strike

As Amazon, Walmart, and others profit amid coronavirus crisis, their essential workers plan strike

The Gig Economy and Covid-19: Fairwork Report on Platform Policies

The Gig Economy and Covid-19: Fairwork Report on Platform Policies

Digital platforms’ role in African digitisation and gig work on the back of COVID-19

Digital platforms’ role in African digitisation and gig work on the back of COVID-19

Coronavirus vs. Gig Economy - Many Left Jobless

Coronavirus vs. Gig Economy - Many Left Jobless

How COVID-19 has impacted South Africa’s job search market

How COVID-19 has impacted South Africa’s job search market

South Africa: Takealot CEO’s asks government to allow unfettered e-commerce

South Africa: Takealot CEO’s asks government to allow unfettered e-commerce

COVID-19 exposes risks and opportunities in Kenya's gig economy

COVID-19 exposes risks and opportunities in Kenya's gig economy

Consequences of COVID19 on food delivery workers in south India

Uber updates its coronavirus compensation policy for drivers

COVID-19 policies leave gig workers out in the Cold- Fairwork

Companies work on transforming to online, home delivery model

Leveraging and protecting the gig economy against COVID-19

Coronavirus turns Uber into gig platform for all work

US gig economy: Amazon and grocery delivery workers seeing uptick, rideshare income down- data

COVID-19 and the Gig Economy: A Conversation with Dmitri Koustas

Chinese giants rose to the COVID-19 challenge. Will their global peers?

South Africa: SweepSouth launches fund for workers

COVID-19: Indian neobank offers financial solution for gig economy platforms

India: COVID-19 lockdown may be a boon for gig workers with unusual partnerships

A lockdown across three Nigerian cities is hurting ride-hailing startups

Swiggy to offer financial support to Coronavirus-infected delivery partners

US gig workers seeking Covid-19 jobless benefits hit bureaucratic wall

Delivery apps have transformed urban life in China

UK: How will the outbreak of COVID-19 impact workers in the gig economy?

Pandemic’s effects on online freelance work: distancing dividend or downscaling loss?

France: COVID-19, inequality, and gig economy workers

In the face of lockdown, China’s e-commerce giants deliver

US gig economy workers strike over COVID-19 protection and pay

Careem CEO launches appeal for 500,000 gig workers across Middle East amid crisis

Kenya: Boon for delivery apps as city eateries shut on virus fears

From Social Distancing to Social Solidarity: Gig economy and the COVID-19

Coronavirus relief: $2 trillion package gives benefits to gig workers

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