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Struggling Gig Workers Demand Fair Wages and Dignity

11/5/2025

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Story summary

Maria, a food-delivery gig worker, struggles to afford her daughter's medication.
The gig economy includes many immigrants and people of color.
The gig economy often pays less than minimum wage.
It lacks essential benefits, highlighting precarity in the sector.
Catholic social teaching emphasizes the dignity of work and just wages and calls for worker organizing and corporate accountability to uphold workers' dignity.

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Story summary

Maria, a food-delivery gig worker, struggles to afford her daughter's medication.
The gig economy includes many immigrants and people of color.
The gig economy often pays less than minimum wage.
It lacks essential benefits, highlighting precarity in the sector.
Catholic social teaching emphasizes the dignity of work and just wages and calls for worker organizing and corporate accountability to uphold workers' dignity.