Moneda Moves (60): Essential workers' paradox & our return to work ⚒️
This Friday, we are toasting to your health, mi gente. We are also celebrating that the Moneda Moves podcast is now on all Apple, Spotify and Anchor. Last week, we launched our first episode and trailer, and today we are dropping the next in the series as part of our weekly installments. (We're all about the silver linings as of late.)
To my Apple podcast listeners, please check it out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/moneda-moves/id1509830337?i=1000472474551
And to my Android users, you can also find us on Spotify or Anchor!
On today’s Moneda Moves podcast, we talk about essential workers. Defined on paper, that’s someone who performs work involving the safety of human life and protection of property. In effect, its health care, agriculture workers, bus drivers, grocers, to name a few. And when we look a bit closer, these also tend to be minorities. Take New York City, for instance. A study from the city comptroller here found that 75% workers here working on the frontlines are minorities. More than 60 percent of people who work as cleaners are Latino, and more than 40 percent of transit employees are black.
Now, take a step back. If these employees are so essential, why is it that many continue to be paid low wages and ill-equipped for COVID-19 on the job? Global Markets Reporter at Nasdaq and Trade Talks host Jill Malandrino joins me on today’s Moneda Moves to address these questions and how we return to work in a new normal.
Find an excerpt of our conversation today on @MonedaMoves' Instagram.
Also discussed on today's episode: With jobless claims up to at least 30.3 million in just about six weeks, Americans are itching to go back to work. But what does this transition look like?
We are absolutely a work in progress, so let me know: Are there any topics you want to hear about in the upcoming episodes? I’m all ears. Just drop me a line at @MonedaMoves on Instagram or Twitter.
Con poder✊🏽,
Lyanne
Keep tabs/cuentas on what's happening at the intersection of Latinos and money.
A few headlines to read as you listen to today's installment.🎧
Essential Workers Are Being Treated as Expendable | The Atlantic
Why COVID-19 Is Deadlier for Black and Latino Californians | The New York Times
Virus Is Twice As Deadly for Black and Latino People Than Whites In NYC | The New York Times
Coronavirus Package Falls Short for Lenders to Latino, Minority Businesses | NBC News
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