Millions of Americans are staying home to minimize the spread of COVID-19. As a result, gig workers have become a crucial lifeline delivering food …
The Essential Gig Workers
We rely on them to deliver us groceries, get around town, and more, and they're playing a more important role as many of us shelter-in-place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Couriers, drivers and shoppers for services like Postmates, Uber, Amazon, and Instacart are deemed essential workers but find themselves doing their job without adequate coronavirus protection and without stable income. Why they're protesting on May 1 and how some states are trying to help those now out of work.
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Pushing For Change
Why gig workers are protesting their Instacart, Amazon, Postmates and other companies on May Day: They want more health and financial protection against COVID-19.
Help Wanted
Gig workers are among the hardest hit by layoffs and continued shelter-in-place orders around the world. Many face difficulty getting assistance because of their employment classification.
Are Companies Responding?
A look at how companies built around the gig economy are responding to their workers losing income and what they're doing to meet the demands to provide more personal protection equipment.
States Offering Assistance
Unemployment benefits may not be normally available to gig workers but some states and lawmakers have made efforts to provide assistance to those now out of work.
