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Collected Item: “Another One Bites the Dust”

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Another One Bites the Dust

What sort of object is this: text story, photograph, video, audio interview, screenshot, drawing, meme, etc.?

screenshot

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

Insecure work is nothing new but I was too lucky to hop onto welfare when my hospitality job wrapped up for the lockdown. Really feel for my colleagues, international students and others who aren't supported in the same way and have to hustle in exploitative arrangements. No workers compensation, pay well below minimum wage, and increased risk of contracting coronavirus all while keeping the city fed. These folks are holding it down for us without getting much back. Reform is needed.

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Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

#union, #delivery, #food

Enter a URL associated with this object, if relevant.

https://amp.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/09/australian-food-delivery-workers-had-pay-cut-amid-increased-pandemic-demand?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&__twitter_impression=true&fbclid=IwAR2LRBN3vDS9G1Jf-JjAKRiRAG0zJFwEhdlnNUaexW3Df2J0iZPgMgBdiY4

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Naaman Zhou

Give this story a date.

2020-11-09
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