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The exact same issue is happening in Barcelona with Glovo, Deliveroo, etc. Workers are not protected by labor rights, because they are employed as freelancers.
by the_gipsy 7y ago
The exact same issue is happening in Barcelona with Glovo, Deliveroo, etc. Workers are not protected by labor rights, because they are employed as freelancers. They are working for these gig-companies effectively like delivery personnel since before this loophole existed. But they lose protections like unemployment, against being fired at will, payed vacations, minimum wage, wage rigging.
Recently a "Glover" was killed in a traffic accident. The company is not even bound to give them a life insurance, like regular companies that employ delivery personnel.