USA: Low barriers to entry make gig work increasingly attractive to migrants, despite longer hours for lower pay; incl. co. comments
摘要
日期: 2024年5月12日
地点: 美国
企业
Uber - Client受影响的
受影响的总人数: 3
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 委内瑞拉 , 快递 , Men , Unknown migration status ) , 难民: ( 数字未知 - 委内瑞拉 , 快递 , Men , Documented migrants ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 尼加拉瓜 , 快递 , Men , Unknown migration status )议题
Contract Substitution , Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time回应
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后续行动: 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."
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摘要
日期: 2024年5月12日
地点: 美国
企业
Lyft - Client受影响的
受影响的总人数: 数字未知
外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 委内瑞拉 , 快递 , Men , Unknown migration status ) , 难民: ( 数字未知 - 委内瑞拉 , 快递 , Men , Documented migrants ) , 外劳和移民工人: ( 数字未知 - 委内瑞拉 , 快递 , Men , Documented migrants )议题
Reasonable Working Hours & Leisure Time回应
已邀请回应：是，由Journalist
回应的外部链接： (查看更多)
后续行动: 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.
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"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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