NYC delivery workers report high rates of injury and psychological distress, study finds
A study from the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy and the Worker’s Justice Project found that more than half of New York City’s app-based food delivery workers had been injured on the job. The study also found that 40% met criteria for severe psychological distress, while its source excerpt did not provide further study details.
More than half of New York City’s app-based food delivery workers have been injured on the job, according to a study by the CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, conducted in partnership with the Worker’s Justice Project.
The study also found that 40% of the workers met the criteria for severe psychological distress. The supplied study summary did not provide details about the number of participants, the survey period or how the findings were collected.
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