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Ethics Talk: Plight of Workers in Low Wage Jobs and COVID-19

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In this video and audio edition of Ethics Talk, journal editor in chief, Dr Audiey Kao, talks with Dr Donald Tomaskovic-Devey about the social and economic hurdles confronted by those among us in low-wage jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Click here to read the transcript.

Donald Tomaskovic-Devey, PhD is the executive director of the Center for Employment Equity at University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosure
Interviewee had no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Viewpoints expressed are those of interview participants and do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the AMA.

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