USA: Low barriers to entry make gig work increasingly attractive to migrants, despite longer hours for lower pay; incl. co. comments
الملخص
Date Reported: 12 مايو 2024
الموقع: الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
الشركات
Uber - Clientالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: 3
عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - فنزويلا , التوصيل السريع , Men , Unknown migration status ) , لاجئون: ( Number unknown - فنزويلا , التوصيل السريع , Men , Documented migrants ) , عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - نيكاراجوا , التوصيل السريع , Men , Unknown migration status )القضايا
Contract Substitution , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Timeالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
الإجراءات المتخذة: The major ride-hailing companies told BI they aim to support immigrant drivers. In a statement to BI, an Uber spokesperson said the company has a partnership with the language-learning platform Rosetta Stone, as well as a strategic partnership with the International Rescue Committee in support of their global refugee programs. Uber said it offers in-person support in different languages for drivers and couriers, and its app enables all languages that iOS or Android phones offer. Uber also has supported various US federal government refugee resettlement partners to "help refugees access essential goods and services through rides and deliveries."
نوع المصدر: News outlet
الملخص
Date Reported: 12 مايو 2024
الموقع: الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
الشركات
Lyft - Clientالفئة المتأثرة
Total individuals affected: Number unknown
عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - فنزويلا , التوصيل السريع , Men , Unknown migration status ) , لاجئون: ( Number unknown - فنزويلا , التوصيل السريع , Men , Documented migrants ) , عمال مهاجرون: ( Number unknown - فنزويلا , التوصيل السريع , Men , Documented migrants )القضايا
Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Timeالرد
Response sought: Yes, by Journalist
External link to response: (Find out more)
الإجراءات المتخذة: A Lyft spokesperson said the company is a low-barrier financial entryway for many people "trying to establish themselves in a new place." The spokesperson said the company is aiming to increase pay and transparency on the app, and that it offers Lyft Rewards drivers discounts to the online language learning app Mango Languages.
نوع المصدر: News outlet
"Gig work is the new Ellis Island for immigrants looking for work. But many drivers feel trapped in the long hours and low pay,"
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There are no government or public statistics from ride-hailing companies about the number of immigrants who drive. However, nearly half of all immigrants reported being independent workers, according to a poll of 25,062 adults conducted by Ipsos on behalf of McKinsey and published in August 2022...
"This question of migration and the gig economy is not only showing up here; it is showing up across the world as sort of the new Ellis Island, so to speak, for migrant workers," [Georgetown University geographer, Katie] Wells said.
The major ride-hailing companies told BI they aim to support immigrant drivers...
Uber said it offers in-person support in different languages for drivers and couriers, and its app enables all languages that iOS or Android phones offer. Uber also has supported various US federal government refugee resettlement partners to "help refugees access essential goods and services through rides and deliveries."
A Lyft spokesperson said the company is a low-barrier financial entryway for many people "trying to establish themselves in a new place." The spokesperson said the company is aiming to increase pay and transparency on the app, and that it offers Lyft Rewards drivers discounts to the online language learning app Mango Languages...
Many [migrant interviewees] said they are grateful that the platforms can help them start life anew. Most, though, outlined challenges such as not earning enough from driving amid heightened competition, the language barrier, not feeling adequately supported on their driver journeys, and feeling like they can't leave the platform due to a lack of other opportunities...
"It's really risky for people that aren't understanding the terms of the work, understanding the risks to be out doing this type of work, but these platforms generally don't seem to care about that," Wells said.
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