How many gig workers were murdered?

A new report by the advocacy organization Gig Workers Rising found that in 2022, a whopping 31 gig workers were murdered on the job, and as the group's analysis shows, the vast majority of those killed while working app-based gigs were rideshare drivers for companies like Uber and Lyft.



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