JANUARY 8 The recent death of the Grab food rider still haunts me. He was only 31 and according to news reports, the breadwinner for his family. It is also a wake-up call on the vulnerable nature of precarious or informal work. Last year, about 30 delivery riders died while working..
JOB losses have been one of the undesired side effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
This phenomenon could continue to cause insecurity in people about their jobs as they continuously evaluate the future of the industries in which they work.
Future survivability of industries within the new normal will continue to keep people on edge, as a real recovery from this slump could lie further ahead than had been initially thought as a truly proven and safe vaccine may take a longer time to be realised.
At this juncture, World Bank Group economist Amanina Abdur Rahman tells StarBiz that there are certain groups of people and industries who are more vulnerable to job losses during these challenging times.