How low-paid workers can’t afford the luxury of social distancing
India's 450-million informal workers don’t have the option to work from home, take time off or avoid public transportation
23 March 2020 - 18:57
Baby Devi has already lost 80% of her monthly earnings to the spread of the coronavirus — and the worst in India may be yet to come.
The 38-year-old mother of four, who cleans homes for a living, lost jobs with two of her three employers. Like many relatively well-off Indians, they’ve begun social distancing to fight the highly infectious virus...
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