Alexis Tsipras, president of the Hellenic Left Alliance, posted on his personal Facebook account about workers in the delivery sector.
We often hear that “the lad has gone out” to bring the order, but no one adds that he is “putting his life on the line” and working in medieval conditions for next to nothing.
They bring us food, coffee, medicines and even our supermarket shopping. Every day, on two wheels, they carry everything we need, putting their own lives at risk.
At our meeting with their representatives, we pledged to prepare our first bill on the labour rights of the modern precariat: delivery workers.
A law that would provide for:
- Transparency and oversight of digital platforms’ algorithms for orders, hiring and dismissals, and worker assessments.
- The ability to establish a presumption of dependent employment for workers on delivery platforms
- An end to contractors and contract workers. Direct hiring by the platforms only.
- The full restoration of protections for collective agreements.
- Health and safety measures, and guaranteed cover for workplace accidents.
Because we keep an eye on the rider … “who has gone out” to serve us.