UK: Migrant gig workers living in "caravan shantytowns" on low pay, despite long hours; incl. co. comments
요약
보고된 날짜: 2024년 8월 24일
위치: 영국
기업 페이지
Deliveroo - Client영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 숫자를 알 수 없음
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 브라질 , 속달 , Women , Unknown migration status )토픽들
생활 임금 , 불안정한/불적합한 생활환경 , 강간과 성적 학대 , 정신 건강 , 임의의 체포, 구금 또는 망명으로부터의 보호결과
응답 요청 여부: 예, Journalist에 의해 요청됨
응답을 볼 수 있는 외부 링크: (더 알아보기)
시행된 조치: Deliveroo said it was “very concerned” about riders living in unsuitable conditions and would contact Bristol city council. A spokesperson added: “Deliveroo offers the flexible work riders tell us they want, attractive earning opportunities and protections including free insurance, sickness cover, financial support when riders become new parents and a range of training opportunities.” Later reporting by The Guardian says migrants living in the camp were raided by immigration enforcement officials. They accuse the UK government of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than the companies profiting from this 'hidden economy'. A Deliveroo spokesperson said all its riders must have the legal right to work in the UK. “We are the first major platform to roll out direct right-to-work checks, a registration process and identity verification technology for all riders. We are committed to strengthening our controls to prevent abuse of our platform.” It added that it offers riders attractive earning opportunities and protections including free insurance, sickness cover and financial support when riders become new parents.
출처: News outlet
요약
보고된 날짜: 2024년 8월 24일
위치: 영국
기업 페이지
Uber Eats - Client , Uber - Parent Company영향받은
영향받은 사람의 수: 숫자를 알 수 없음
Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 브라질 , 속달 , Women , Unknown migration status ) , Migrant & immigrant workers: ( 숫자를 알 수 없음 - 브라질 , 속달 , Men , Unknown migration status )토픽들
불안정한/불적합한 생활환경 , 정신 건강 , 전기 접근성 , 식량권 , 생활 임금 , 임의의 체포, 구금 또는 망명으로부터의 보호결과
응답 요청 여부: 예, Journalist에 의해 요청됨
응답을 볼 수 있는 외부 링크: (더 알아보기)
시행된 조치: Uber said Uber Eats offered a flexible way for thousands of couriers to earn money: “Couriers can access a range of protections, including on-trip insurance, when they work with us, and we regularly engage with couriers to look at how we can improve their experience.” Later reporting by The Guardian says migrants living in the camp were raided by immigration enforcement officials. They accuse the UK government of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than the companies profiting from this 'hidden economy'. An Uber Eats spokesperson said that all couriers must hold a valid right to work in the UK: “Any courier that fails to meet these criteria will no longer be able to use the Uber Eats app. We regularly engage with the Home Office and the police to ensure that all couriers using the app comply with UK laws.”
출처: News outlet
"‘I wouldn’t wish this on anyone’: the food delivery riders living in ‘caravan shantytowns’ in Bristol,"
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It has become much harder for riders to make a living from food deliveries as they claim their earnings have not kept pace with price rises.
While the national living wage is £11.44 an hour, food delivery companies such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats do not formally employ their riders. Instead, they are gig economy workers, paid for each individual delivery. That means workers can end up earning far less than the minimum wage...
The riders look out for each other, as they say they receive little support from the platforms they log into every day. They protect mopeds, fix each other’s punctures and raise money for injured or sick workers. One compares the kerbside community to a union or “sindicato” and another to a favela – a working-class shantytown in Brazil.
Some still feel vulnerable to street violence. Lorena is scared anti-immigrant protesters may burn their homes. “We feel threatened,” she says...
On the other side of the road, another rider is getting ready to go out on his moped. Freitas, 32, is a qualified pharmacist in Brazil but delivers takeaways in the UK. Figures on his Uber Eats app show he was paid on average £3.43 a delivery. “I studied for five years. I wouldn’t like to tell my family what’s going on here,” he says.
He is desperate to move because his caravan has no power, no heating and nowhere to cook. The windows leak over his bed when it rains. “It is a struggle to live like this. You have to wrap yourself in a blanket at night,” he explains. “Many of the people who stay here end up having mental problems because they live in a small cube.”...
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB) – which led the unsuccessful legal campaign to secure employment rights for riders – said the Bristol encampment was “emblematic of the misery mass-produced by the gig economy”. Maritza Castillo Calle, IWGB vice-president, accused delivery companies of slashing riders’ pay to push up their bottom line. “We must make no mistake that Deliveroo posted its first-ever profit last week as a direct result of its workers facing new depths of deprivation,” she says.
Deliveroo said it was “very concerned” about riders living in unsuitable conditions and would contact Bristol city council. A spokesperson added: “Deliveroo offers the flexible work riders tell us they want, attractive earning opportunities and protections including free insurance, sickness cover, financial support when riders become new parents and a range of training opportunities.”
Uber said Uber Eats offered a flexible way for thousands of couriers to earn money: “Couriers can access a range of protections, including on-trip insurance, when they work with us, and we regularly engage with couriers to look at how we can improve their experience.”
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