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UK ambulance workers take to the picket line outside the London Ambulance Service headquarters, as they escalate a pay dispute with the government after walkouts by nurses and other public sector staff earlier in the week. The latest industrial action is being undertaken by paramedics and emergency call handlers, and comes amid similar pay and conditions-driven strikes by rail staff, passport control officers, postal workers and other NHS staff. IMAGES
Quezon City, Feb 4 (EFE/EPA).- Protesters in Philippines staged a protest Thursday demanding welfare and benefits funds for health workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Camera: ROLEX DELA PENA).SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS WEARING PROTECTIVE SUITS AND FACE MASKS PROTEST OUTSIDE THE NATIONAL KIDNEY TRANSPLANT INSTITUTE IN QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Empty seats are lined up on a square in the Colombian capital Bogota to pay tribute to health workers killed by Covid-19. IMAGES
As the pandemic drives the US economy inexorably into the ditch, many freelancers, gig workers, and self-employed Americans find work is dwindling. But according to Business Insider, there are ways to bring more money through the door--or at least, ways to keep less of it flowing out. Financial planner Ben Henry-Moreland says to start by looking at your own wallet. Where can you cut your spending? Negotiate with creditors, and chase late payers. Make adjustments to your health insurance to reduce your premiums, adjust your estimated quarterly tax payments downwards. Keep up with government programs and what's available. As one program ends, another may begin. You may be overlooking state or county programs, too. Finally, reach out to your network of friends and colleagues for job leads, client referrals, and advice on how to pivot your business to this new pandemic world.
If you get so sick or injured that you can't work, who's going to pay your bills? If you've got no easy answer for that, then according to Business Insider, you need disability insurance. Disability insurance can be short-term or long-term, but it basically replaces a percentage of your income if you're unable to work. It can also be 'own occupation' or 'any occupation.' The former type protects more of your income, but it also costs more. With the COVID-19 pandemic raging, insuring your income should you fall ill is more important than ever.
Medan, Sep 18 (EFE/EPA).- Indonesian artists from Mural Medan Community has been paying tribute to the health workers fighting coronavirus on the frontline with a graffiti mural. Indonesia has recorded over 200,000 cases of COVID-19 since the pandemic started, with nearly 9,000 deaths, the highest number in Southeast Asia. (Camera: DEDI SINUHAJI). SHOT LIST: INDONESIAN ARTISTS FROM MURAL MEDAN COMMUNITY PAINT GRAFFITI MURAL ON THE WALL OF A BUILDING IN MEDAN, NORTH SUMATRA, INDONESIA.