"Black and brown workers are overrepresented on the front lines as “essential” workers in low-status, low-wage service occupations in the U.S. Their greater exposure increases vulnerability of contracting and dying from the disease. This dynamic showcases the longstanding reality of occupational segmentation, as certain demographic segments have the privilege of “sheltering” in protected environments (i.e., working from home), while others remain exposed in more dangerous and lower paying roles."
Employees of color face additional race-related stigma when it comes to labor rights and protections. Find out more about how this has worsened in the age of COVID-19.
Read full article at the Harvard Business Review.