{"id":1273,"date":"2020-03-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/news\/coronavirus-gig-workers-are-not-treated-fairly\/"},"modified":"2023-02-27T11:16:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T16:16:15","slug":"coronavirus-gig-workers-are-not-treated-fairly","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/aquent.com\/en-au\/news\/coronavirus-gig-workers-are-not-treated-fairly","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus: gig workers are not treated fairly"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n    <div class=\"sprout-container\" id=\"block_c333045fb0a8a14e530e7093f3e506fd\">\n        <iframe class=\"sprout-embed\" sproutvideo-player\" src=\"https:\/\/videos.sproutvideo.com\/embed\/e891d4b01a1fe0ce60\/1ff2a820a08ffd40\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n    <\/div><!-- #block_c333045fb0a8a14e530e7093f3e506fd -->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gig workers get no sick pay, health insurance, or other benefits associated with employment. \u201cGig economy workers are faced with a really tough decision,\u201d said Aquent CEO John Chuang. \u201cDo they forgo income? 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