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Leon Salter, Postdoctoral Fellow, Massey University

Voiceless and vulnerable, NZ's gig workers faced more risk with fewer protections during the pandemic

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Largely overlooked in the recent easing of COVID restrictions has been the unequal impact on marginalised groups such as gig workers.

While for much of the past two years there was a sense of collective risk mitigation by the “team of five million”, the government has since shifted that burden more towards individuals and personal responsibility.

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