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A dispute over job cuts in Paris has turned into an international movement of Just Eat riders, who accuse the company’s CEO of saying one thing in public and doing another in practice. 'As the Platform Work Directive passes, is Just Eat turning its back on employing its riders?' #MayDay2024 article by @Project_gig: braveneweurope.com/as-the-pl… @jboe67 @TFischerDGB @iaatw_org @aigwu_union @LondonUberer @Piero_Valma @FES_FoW @jeremyother33 @vieira_tiago_ @PAME_Greece @KatieJWells @obseract @NuriaSotoA @mj_vnl @kurye_haber @gigwatchse @nataliesedacca @alberto_riesco @Teajarc @sitrarepa @valeriapuligna2 @AlejandraDinegr @nicoemoe @techwontsaveus @ILO_Research @philjones7771 @mau_pirone @uiltucs @klegantke @marjolijnbulk @nicopalacios @drivingjustice @labournet_de @etuc_youth @catehop @georgialabor @parismarx @ElsuIreland @franciscomore13 @ShafHussain810 @cgtlivreurs69 @ridersUEmalaga @morales_karol @bix_bit

STATEMENT ON THE STEP FORWARD FOR PLATFORM WORKERS ON MARCH 11, 2024 "After 4 years of fierce combat by a popular activism made up of collectives of platform workers and unions, we have achieved a historic victory. The Platform Workers Directive (PWD) was negotiated in the European institutions in trilogue, and was accepted in EPSCO, against most odds, after the unexpected U-turn of Greece and Estonia. "The PWD will force Member States to implement a presumption of employment in their national legislation for platform workers, in most cases misclassified as self-employees without any workers’ rights. This presumption will allow workers to have rights, such as set/fixed/guaranteed working hours, negotiated salary, paid sick leave, holidays, etc. Also unionising and collective bargaining to fight collectively will be possible. It will be up to companies to prove that workers are “self-employed”, according to the laws of each country. Until now, the burden of proof has fallen on workers, who have had to prove their false self-employed status in proceedings that could take years. "The directive also regulates algorithmic management, protecting workers against automated decisions by platforms as well as prohibiting automated surveillance of workers, among other digital protections. This measure takes on its full meaning when we know the scandal revealed by “Tracking Exposed”, in which it was shown that Glovo was spying on its workers, even when they were not using the application, and that the company was selling the data to third parties without their consent. "Our organisations have been fighting for years against fraud from platforms using the fake self-employed model. The Uberization model defended by these multimillionaire lobbies seeks to destroy the employment model and sabotage social dialogue." Read the full statement from 22 participant organisations in the Platform Workers' Movement in response to the EU Platform Work Directive agreement here: braveneweurope.com/communica… #PlatformWork #PlatformWorkDirective @jboe67 @TFischerDGB @iaatw_org @aigwu_union @LondonUberer @FES_FoW @jeremyother33 @vieira_tiago_ @PAME_Greece @KatieJWells @obseract @kurye_haber @gigwatchse @nataliesedacca @Teajarc @valeriapuligna2 @nicoemoe @techwontsaveus @ILO_Research @philjones7771 @klegantke @marjolijnbulk @drivingjustice @labournet_de @etuc_youth @catehop @georgialabor @parismarx @ElsuIreland @ShafHussain810 @bix_bit @algolabour @LeaksUberCabify @felipecaceres52 @james_muldoon_ @finunions @ITFglobalunion @GiGworkersWorld @TowardsFairWork