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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
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
The Digital Hustle: Gig worker financial lives under pressure
The Gig Economy and Covid-19: Looking Ahead
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?
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
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
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
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
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
Grab offers no-pay leaves, reduced working hours to staff
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
Digital platforms’ role in African digitisation and gig work on the back of COVID-19
Coronavirus vs. Gig Economy - Many Left Jobless
How COVID-19 has impacted South Africa’s job search market
South Africa: Takealot CEO’s asks government to allow unfettered e-commerce
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