Human Rights Watch: The Forgotten, Suffering Without Aid
May 01, 2020
May 01, 2020
WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary:
COVID-19 has thrown New York City's inequalities into sharp relief. People in low-paying jobs and immigrant workers have been the hardest hit by job losses. And for many of those most vulnerable to economic shocks, informal workers like street vendors, federal measures designed to cushion the blows are providing no relief.
The vast majority of street vendors in New York are low-income immigrant wor . . .
COVID-19 has thrown New York City's inequalities into sharp relief. People in low-paying jobs and immigrant workers have been the hardest hit by job losses. And for many of those most vulnerable to economic shocks, informal workers like street vendors, federal measures designed to cushion the blows are providing no relief.
The vast majority of street vendors in New York are low-income immigrant wor . . .