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"Making Contact" is produced by International Media Project, an independent, non-profit organization founded in 1994, committed to investigative journalism, in-depth critical analysis, the promotion of civic participation and the dissemination of educational material. Its core focus is National Radio Project, the team that creates Making Contact.
Gig Workers, driver’s for app companies such as Lyft and Uber, are struggling during COVID-19. They’re considered essential workers, so they can still work but many of them aren’t making enough to cover rent. Many have chosen to stay home, facing economic insecurity. Those who work, however, are continuing to drive without much protection in the way of personal protective equipment, and very little help from the app companies themselves. We take a look at the future of the gig economy and how to protect “essential workers.”
Featuring:
Angela Vogel, an organizer with the Philadelphia Driver’s Union; George Gonzales, a delivery driver with Instacart and Uber, Chris Benner, Institute for Social Transformation, and professor of sociology at UC Santa Cruz;
Featuring:
Angela Vogel, an organizer with the Philadelphia Driver’s Union; George Gonzales, a delivery driver with Instacart and Uber, Chris Benner, Institute for Social Transformation, and professor of sociology at UC Santa Cruz;
