Since June 2021, the GLRC has been conducting an interview series titled "Workers' Stories in the COVID-19 Era," aimed at building a collection of worker narratives during the pandemic. For May Day 2022, we present our research assistants' reflections on the interview series. What have these interviews taught them about workers’ experiences? Has the pandemic […]
We are excited to add a new series to our COVID-19 and the World of Work hub. Workers' Stories in the COVID-19 Era is a dialogue series aimed at building a collection of worker narratives during the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is led by GLRC Executive Ethel Tungohan (Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair, Politics), with a team of […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has irrevocably changed the world of work. Workers’ hours are more erratic, their duties have increased, and the barrier between work-life and home-life is increasingly obscured. In addition, many “essential” workers find themselves at higher risk of getting exposed to COVID. Research, in fact, shows that essential workers were infected with COVID […]
