NYC Delivery Workers Report Staggering Rates of Injury, Mental Health Issues

A new report from the CUNY School of Public Health and the Workers Justice Project highlights the significant physical and mental health challenges faced by New York City's delivery workers. The study, based on a survey of 561 workers, emphasizes the negative impacts of deactivation on the city's estimated 70,000 deliveristas.
A new report by the CUNY School of Public Health and the Workers Justice Project, first obtained by The City Reporter, zeroes in on the issue of deactivation and reveals the vast physical and mental toll of delivery work on the city’s estimated 70,000 deliveristas. The CUNY research team polled 561 delivery workers between March […]
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