Working drivers on digital platform Wolt are victims of savage exploitation by both companies and intermediary agents, SYXKA PEO said in a statement, noting that the drivers have been on strike for three days in Nicosia, protesting against their working conditions, which point to a working Middle Ages.
SYXKA PEO, which has been on the side of the workers from the very first moment, notes that their employment conditions and status are very problematic and they are victims of brutal exploitation both by the companies and by the middlemen agents, who have secured from the Labour Department the work permits to employ these workers, the majority of whom are asylum seekers and students, the guild said in a statement.
Specifically, the companies that appear to be the legal employers assign them to this digital platform and the workers are asked to pay 41% of their earnings to the agents, while for its part Wolt, which is the company they actually work for, appears to have no responsibility towards these workers, the statement said.
In addition, it is stated that the workers are required to use their own vehicle to fulfill their work and bear all vehicle expenses.
It is obvious that the whole process of granting work permits and the terms of employment of the distributors is very problematic. Already the PEA has since Tuesday lodged a complaint with the Department of Industrial Relations from which we await the action it will take, he noted.
In addition, it is reported that the guild has decided to address the Department of Industrial Relations, requesting its mediation in order to negotiate a collective agreement that guarantees humane working conditions and basic terms of employment, while the guild notes that it is in contact with workers in other digital platforms to broaden the front of claim.
Source: CNA
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