What have platforms done to protect workers during the coronavirus (COVID 19) crisis?
Scarpetta, Stefano ; Broecke, Stijn ; Lane, Marguerita
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris
OECD Publishing - Paris
2020
11 p.
epidemic disease ; digital economy ; occupational safety and health ; income distribution
OECD Policy Responses to Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Economics
English
Bibliogr.;Charts;Statistics
"The COVID‑19 pandemic has posed two major risks to platform workers – exposure to the virus and income loss – compounded by the generally lower levels of access among platform workers to benefits compared with individuals in standard employment. This note examines the measures taken by platform companies to protect the health and the incomes of workers using their platforms during the pandemic, and captures the views of the platform workers regarding the adequacy of these measures."
Digital
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