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纽约—尽管可能很快就会有一种或多种疫苗，但COVID-19明年仍会继续危害全球经济。而这意味着世界工人将面临艰难的一年。
好消息是疫情突显出医疗和物流等行业的基础工人（essential workers）所扮演的关键性角色，特别是危险的低薪工作。2020年，发达国家有许多人意识到，他们的健康和财富在一定程度上取决于公立学校保持开门，以便让家长能够工作。人们还看到，经济可能因为缺少带薪病假、工会不力、传染病工作场所安全标准缺位，基本收入保护因为有薪工作不可得而受到削弱，而蒙受损失。
坏消息是认识到这些问题并不能改变它们。2021年有数百万人将积极寻找工作，其中许多人会发现，雇主占尽了上风，特别是在美国。简言之，美国工人将遭到进一步挤压，除非当选总统拜登政府对此做些什么。
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