Under a COVID-19 Cloud, China’s Gig Economy Comes of Age 05.29.2020 Viola Rothschild Introduction In late April, as residents of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) began to adjust to a new normal in the wake of the... Publication China Brief China Domestic/Social Image: A food delivery worker demonstrating an experimental “exoskeleton” unveiled by the Chinese company Ele.me in April. Food delivery workers have acquired greater prominence in the course of China’s COVID-19 lockdowns—and have focused increased attention on China’s growing number of “gig economy” workers. (Image: Baidu)
