This position holds that coronavirus will have severe economic effects, already being felt. It argues that the pandemic could devastate the global economy at large, and that it threatens to crash the precarious gig economy in particular, with lasting consequences for how people earn a living.
Supporting arguments · 2
- Coronavirus will crash the gig economyZero-hours contracts, and 'Gig' work had become common practice before COVID-19. The pandemic has destroyed much of that economy, in the process highlighting how vulnerable gig workers are in the absence of any workplace safety net.
- Coronavirus will destroy the global economyGDP collapse, record global unemployment, supply chains shattered, workers unable to perform their work: Coronavirus will destroy the global economy with consequences for years to come.