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Thousands of delivery workers have engaged in a strike on Wednesday demanding better working conditions in more than 10 Brazilian capitals, as well as in cities in Argentina and Mexico. This was spurred by lack of health benefits in light of the covid-19 pandemic. The workers organized themselves outside the unions with broad popular support as they spread their movement through the internet using the hashtags #BrequeDosApps (brake the apps) and #YoNoReparto (I won’t deliver). Besides the risk of being exposed to the virus, workers report long working hours—often more than 14 hours a day—for increasingly low pay, without health insurance or labor rights.

Date:
July 01, 2020
Workers involved:
5000
Type of collective action:
Protest, Strike
Struggle:
Working Conditions, Pay And Benefits
Companies involved:
Loggi, Ifood, Rappi, Uber
Employment type(s):
Gig Workers
Location(s):
Rio De Janiero Brazil, São Paulo Brazil, Argentina, Mexico
Online:
Yes
Tag(s):
Coronavirus, Delivery Workers

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