Nigerian drivers had no idea why they kept receiving fake trip requests. The answer lay 7,000 kilometres away
New research into logistics and the gig economy shows workers tracked, instructed and managed by a dystopian world of algorithms
Food delivery app accused of using ‘deliberately inflammatory’ language after police ‘disrupted’ London strike
The company’s CEO told the audience he didn’t know why there was no worker representation on the panel
OPINION: We need unity between the detained, the outsourced and the underpaid – unions must take on the fight
As temperatures reached 40C in July, food couriers had to put themselves at risk or lose vital work
The ‘delivery rider’ advertised on the panel turned out to be an ‘engagement manager’ for Deliveroo
Deliveroo, Uber and Amazon were excluded because couriers are classed as self-employed, but legal experts say drivers can’t challenge low pay themselves
'Free market' advocates claim that precarious work is an economic necessity. But it is a political problem with political solutions.
Flexibility is difficult for many workers to take advantage of in practice.
In the fight for unionization within a precarious gig economy, Toronto Foodora couriers are demanding fairer compensation and protection.
