Delivery Workers Forced to Work in Smoke Amid Wildfires

Despite the dangerous air quality in New York City due to smoke from wildfires in Canada, many delivery workers continued to work as independent contractors without protective equipment or minimum wage requirements. Workers cited financial necessity and reliance on tips as reasons for continuing to work, despite health risks. The majority of app-based delivery workers in the city are immigrants from South and East Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Advocates are calling for better working conditions and protections for these workers.