Covid-19 pandemic: Blue-collar roles see 25% surge in urban areas

Between March and May, Dunzo riders delivered over 20,000 orders to hospitals alone.

While the Covid-19 pandemic has pushed several industries and small businesses into a tight spot and led to a rise in unemployment in the rural sector, it has also led to an increasing demand for blue-collar workers.

Other than the demand for delivery staff, the need for health care services has given rise to supply chain- and logistics-related jobs, researchers, pharmacists, manufacturing workers, and other related roles, observed human resource analysts. With people staying home because of state lockdowns, there has been a 25 per cent rise in demand for delivery staff, health care manufacturing, and data entry roles during the