Gig workers getting affected due to Covid-19
The Hindu
Gig workers have raised an alarm in Hyderabad after the reported death of five drivers due to SARS-CoV2 over the past few days. “Md Mustafa Hussain died on April 26 at TIMS, Gachibowli he was aged abo
Gig workers have raised an alarm in Hyderabad after the reported death of five drivers due to SARS-CoV2 over the past few days. “Md Mustafa Hussain died on April 26 at TIMS, Gachibowli he was aged about 48 he leaves behind wife and four girls. Who will now take care of the family that lives in Amberpet,” asks Shaik Salauddin of Telangana Gig and Platform Workers Union. The Telegram groups that most drivers and gig workers use for communication are abuzz with reports of drivers and delivery executives testing positive for the Covid-19. Till May 4, five cab drivers succumbed to the disease while 549 drivers have tested positive and 311 delivery executives have tested positive.
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