Delivery riders in Bogota and Buenos Aires join global strike to demand better working conditions

Record ID: 1580809

  • Title: Delivery riders in Bogota and Buenos Aires join global strike to demand better working conditions
  • Date: 9th October 2020
  • Summary: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA (OCTOBER 8, 2020) (REUTERS) PROTEST / CITY'S OBELISK MONUMENT WORKERS FOR DELIVERY APPS INCLUDING RAPPI AND UBER EATS PROTESTING, MARCHING ALONG STREET WITH BANNERS RAPPI DELIVERY WORKER WITH SIGN ON BACK PACK THAT READS: (Spanish) ''WE ARE NOT PARTNERS OR BOSSES, WE ARE WORKERS'' GENERAL VIEW OF PROTEST, DEMONSTRATORS BANGING ON DRUMS FEET OF PROTE
  • Embargoed: 23rd October 2020 01:37
  • Keywords: Argentina Bogota Buenos Aires Colombia Rappi Uber Eats strike
  • Location: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
  • City: BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA / BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
  • Country: Argentina
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,South America / Central America,Civil Unrest
  • Reuters ID: LVA001CZ9SBWN
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Workers for delivery apps including Rappi and Uber Eats held a protests and strikes on Thursday (October 8) in Argentine capital of Buenos Aires and the Colombian capital of Bogota, as part of global push back against what they say are unfair labour conditions.
    Protests in Bogota are part of worldwide strike action planned by courier groups in Europe, the United States, Asia, and other Latin American countries.
    Alongside Rappi and Uber Eats, workers from apps including Domicilios and Brazil-based iFood were also striking in Colombia, organizers said.
    The strike is the second local action in three months, after couriers for Rappi, which is backed by Japan's SoftBank, organized a strike in August.
    Reuters found last month that a black market in fake Rappi profiles has emerged, where courier accounts are sold for as much as $160 apiece, a phenomenon workers said was driven by unfair account blockings. Trade in worker accounts for Uber Eats and iFood was also found.
    (Production: Andres Rojas, Camilo Cohecha, Miguel LoBianco, Claudia Martini, Geraldine Downer)
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