Underage Children Working For Food Delivery Apps
A BBC investigation has discovered child labour working for food delivery apps in the gig economy, yet the businesses they work for seem powerless to intervene. This is because app riders are ‘self-employed’ and they can substitute someone else to do the work – which encourages a trade in online accounts, including to children. How has […]
Gig Economy Companies Pledge To Improve Courier Safety
Some of the biggest names in the gig economy have signed a charter with Transport for London to keep their couriers safer whilst working in London. Deliveroo, Uber Eats, Just Eat, Getir and Stuart are among those committing to improvements for their workers. It’s a move that follows recent media reports of gig economy workers […]