The pandemic made one truth hard to ignore: the people we need the most are often the ones we value the least. While many people were furloughed or laid off during lockdowns, “essential workers” like drivers, carers and warehouse employees had to keep working because the economy couldn’t cope without them. Yet in many countries, these jobs are characterised by long or unpredictable hours, low pay and insecurity.
疫情讓人們難以忽視一個事實:我們最需要的人往往是我們最不重視的人。在封鎖期間,盡管許多人被迫休假或被解雇,但司機、護工和倉庫員工等“關鍵員工”不得不繼續工作,因為經濟不能沒有他們。然而,在許多國家,這些工作的特點是工作時間長或難以預料、工資低以及沒有保障。
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