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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours ago

Gig Companies Violate Workers’ Rights: Amazon Flex, DoorDash, Favor, Instacart, Lyft, Shipt, and Uber claim to offer workers flexibility but end up paying them less than state or local minimum wages.

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Gig Companies Violate Workers’ Rights: Amazon Flex, DoorDash, Favor, Instacart, Lyft, Shipt, and Uber claim to offer workers flexibility but end up paying them less than state or local minimum wages.

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Pro@programming.dev to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours ago
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US: Major Companies Violate Gig Workers’ Rights
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Major digital labor platforms, also known as gig companies, operating in the United States misclassify gig workers as independent contractors, denying them labor rights.
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    If your business needs such low wages to be viable, your business isn’t viable.

    • The Quuuuuill@slrpnk.net
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      it shouldn’t be, anyway. unfortunately slavery has long been a way to make a failing business model seem more successful than it would be under a sensible system

      • CalipherJones@lemmy.world
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        It’s okay because it’s an app ☺️ /s

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