From early in the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders in California’s communities of color worried they would lose more lives to the virus than their white neighbors.
Workers in this sector don’t have the luxury of staying home, and they may be hesitant to ask for time off even if they feel sick, said Jeffrey Reynoso, executive director of the Latino Coalition for a Healthy California.
“There really hasn’t been a value placed on these workers, and so they’re less likely to have access to health insurance, less likely to have access to worker benefits and be able to have sick pay,” he said.
