In Cyprus, Food-Delivery Riders Went on Strike to Be Treated Like Workers

[basquebromance]

What happened in Cyprus is only one piece of the greater puzzle of gig work that has spurred dissent and strikes over recent years. we need a global movement to enact global reforms

In Cyprus, Food-Delivery Riders Went on Strike to Be Treated Like Workers

Cyprus’s minimum wage doesn’t apply to students — hurting the young migrants who have to work to pay their university fees. Last month, food-delivery riders went on strike, exposing how student visas force people into casual, low-paid work.

jacobin.com

 

[Dekster]

What happened in Cyprus is only one piece of the greater puzzle of gig work that has spurred dissent and strikes over recent years. we need a global movement to enact global reforms

In Cyprus, Food-Delivery Riders Went on Strike to Be Treated Like Workers

Cyprus’s minimum wage doesn’t apply to students — hurting the young migrants who have to work to pay their university fees. Last month, food-delivery riders went on strike, exposing how student visas force people into casual, low-paid work.

jacobin.com

1) Work in the US on a student visa and you very well may not be allowed back in to Bidenland on your next visit home.

2) Expecting casual labor jobs to be treated like a trade or profession is mental. Not going to happen.