Amid the pandemic, renters are often protected from eviction; but the rules are complicated and vary widely across the country. In some...

Indigenous leaders in Brazil claim that the government is failing to protect their communities as the country’s COVID-19 death toll...

Some teenagers have seen themselves become essential workers during the pandemic, serving as their family breadwinner. Some teens in...

Many essential workers were granted a small pay raise, sometimes called "hero pay", during the coronavirus pandemic. However, for many,...

Manufacturing factories for a variety of products ranging from soap to wind turbine parts have seen outbreaks in coronavirus cases...

From food-service jobs, to hospitality, construction and retail, practically every job sector of the economy has been hard hit by the...

Health workers were omitted from the trillions in assistance funds approved by Congress. Medical personnel, at the moment, are not...

The pandemic has only served to exacerbate and reveal already existing disparities in health between white and black Americans. Black...

As of April 29, Lyft is set to lay of 17% of its workforce (982 employees) as a cost-saving measure in the context of severe economic...

Amidst the current pandemic, Colombians have begun to hang red flags from windows and doors as a symbol asking for help. The red flags...

In overcrowded meat plants, employee illness struck a high in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Three of the largest meat plants in...

With the dangers of coronavirus spreading in closely occupied prison quarters, hundreds of thousands of prisoners across the world have...

Previously thriving independent bookstores found themselves struggling within the COVID-19 pandemic. However, an online movement has...

In Hong Kong's "cage homes" - tiny apartments usually smaller than 100 square feet - social distancing presents itself as a huge...

Extreme inequities in Nairobi are only more pronounced in the context of the pandemic, when some live in protected, well-equipped...

About 52% of individuals deemed "essential workers" are women, with fields such as social work and healthcare heavily dominated by women....

The rise of digital payments and markets in context of coronavirus-related isolation leads some to wonder whether physical cash is...

Low-income individuals continue to be among the most disproportionately impacted by the economic and social effects of the COVID-19...

The global food industry has been hit hard by the economic impacts of COVID-19. Oversupply of milk, for example, has proven to be a...

For many nearing the age of retirement, retirement prospects are up in the air - in a post-coronavirus economy, retiring earlier or later...