Over a thousand food deliverymen on motorcycles gathered in São Paulo on Wednesday to protest their work conditions, set by Uber and other apps, with their services in high demand due to coronavirus lockdowns.
SAO PAULO - Over a thousand food deliverymen on motorcycles gathered in São Paulo on Wednesday to protest their work conditions, set by Uber and other apps, with their services in high demand due to coronavirus lockdowns.
Drivers paraded through Sao Paulo’s Paulista Avenue, the city’s main thoroughfare, blocking traffic, and also protested in other Brazilian cities. But drivers complained that the apps pay them less while making them work more, with possible suspension if they do not comply. Several said the apps lure them with high pay at the beginning, which then dwindles over time.
Customers and restaurants took to social media to support the drivers, whose cause was a trending topic in Brazilian Twitter feeds. “An algorithm determines everything for them: the value of the work, the duration of their work, even the route they should take, and if you don’t accept, there are penalties,” said Tatiana Simonetti, a Brazilian labor prosecutor.
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