In Europe, food delivery coops are fighting back against the gig economy
“Gig economy companies use self-employment to move all the risk on the worker, while paying no taxes to contribute to the welfare state.”
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- Congolese trade unionist Joséphine Shimbi Umba: “We say ’protect the workers’, but which workers are we talking about if only 2.5 per cent have formal jobs?”“You have to be able to show informal workers the concrete benefits that come from being a part of a trade union.”
- New approaches needed to tackle labour market discrimination against ethnic minorities in Europe, say expertsWorkplace discrimination against visible minorities is as widespread as gender inequality and sexual harassment. But little action is taken against it.
- Behind the scenes at Disneyland: exploited workers “deserve a share of the magic”Paid US$2 less than the minimum living wage on average, employees of the famous Californian theme park denounce the harsh reality behind the scenes.
- Organising for the futureAutomation, deregulation, increased casualisation and disintermediation have so far resulted in most workers getting an ever-decreasing slice of the pie.
- With a death toll of thousands, Italy’s agricultural sector resembles a warzoneAs these workers are often employed by the caporalato (gangmasters) who run a system of minimum payment and maximum exploitation, the victims of labour exploitation are often unrecorded by official statistics.
