Beside risking their own health, workers typically earn meager salaries and have no health insurance or any other labour protections. Their predicament was reflected in a recent group chat among Chinese delivery workers, who weighed the risks of working and getting sick. The New York TimesAmazon announced this week that it would hire 100,000 additional warehouse and delivery workers to meet the soaring demand. On Tuesday, in the West Village, about 60 delivery workers were gathered on a street lined with restaurants, waiting to take orders that arrived about every two minutes. Still, many delivery workers said all they have received from restaurants or delivery companies were words of caution: If you feel sick, stay home.

Source: bd News24 March 20, 2020 11:03 UTC