Franklin-Corbett fulfills an Instacart order at a local grocery store as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in District Heights, Maryland, US. — Thomson Reuters Foundation
WASHINGTON: Tyrita Franklin-Corbett knew she was risking her health delivering groceries during the coronavirus pandemic, but she didn’t expect to be laid up by a dog attack.
Furloughed from her job as an auditor at a public accounting firm in May, the single mother of a 12-year-old son from Upper Marlboro, Maryland, started to take on more shifts with online grocery pick-up and delivery service Instacart.
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Franklin-Corbett fulfills an Instacart order at a local grocery store as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in District Heights, Maryland, US. — Thomson Reuters Foundation
Pandemic leaves U.S. gig workers clamoring for jobs
Franklin-Corbett sanitises a grocery cart before shopping at a local grocery store as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in District Heights, Maryland, US. — Thomson Reuters Foundation
Pandemic leaves U.S. gig workers clamoring for jobs
Franklin-Corbett fulfills an Instacart order at a local grocery store as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in District Heights, Maryland, US. — Thomson Reuters Foundation
Pandemic leaves U.S. gig workers clamoring for jobs
Franklin-Corbett delivers an Instacart order to a customer as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in Fort Washington, Maryland, US. — Thomson Reuters Foundation
Pandemic leaves U.S. gig workers clamoring for jobs
Ali Muhammad sits inside of his vehicle in frustration as he waits in the Ronald Regan National Airport ride share parking lot for a new customer. Since the pandemic drivers often wait hours at a time as less travelers use ride share services as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in Arlington, Virginia, US. — Thomson Reuters Foundation
Pandemic leaves U.S. gig workers clamoring for jobs
Headspeth outside of a local grocery store as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in Landover, Maryland, US. — Thomson Reuters Foundation
Pandemic leaves U.S. gig workers clamoring for jobs
Franklin-Corbett sits in her car for 45 minutes as she waits for an Instacart order outside of her home as the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) continues, in Upper Marlboro, Maryland, US. — Thomson Reuters Foundation
Pandemic leaves U.S. gig workers clamoring for jobs
