How Coronavirus is Affecting the Gig Economy—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

How Coronavirus is Affecting the Gig Economy—Most Interesting Thing in Tech

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      1270
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      Mar 11, 2020
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Non-fiction

The coronavirus is changing the gig economy, just as the gig economy is changing the way people respond to coronavirus. In theory, having a flexible workforce can help build resilience in moments of crisis. But the crisis is also laying bare some of the inequities in the gig economy—and for some workers, like Uber drivers in Seattle, their business is crashing. More here: https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-exposes-workers-risks-gig-economy/.

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