This paper has been prepared for the Peer Review on “Platform Work” within the framework of the Mutual Learning Programme. It provides a comparative assessment of the policy example of …
Uber Eats in Italy investigated over alleged migrant worker exploitation
Ten people, including a senior operations manager at Uber in Italy, are under investigation over the alleged exploitation of vulnerable migrant workers by the company’s food-delivery arm, prosecutors have said. …
Delivery companies unveil labor deal with Italian far-right union
A coalition of food-delivery companies on Wednesday unveiled a deal with a far-right-affiliated Italian union, pushing through their version of employee protection for gig workers as an alternative to classifying …
Brutal deaths of exploited migrants shine a spotlight on Italy’s farms
Earlier this summer, as millions of Italians were locked down inside their homes, fruit and vegetables were left to rot in the fields despite the cost to the country’s economy. …
Italy: Milan Court Decision on UberEats
The full decision is in Italian: ordinanza tribuanle milano Uber eats This decision finds that Uber is using recruitment agencies and taking advantage of minority and vulnerable communities to join …
Caporalato sui rider di Uber Eats»: commissariata Uber Italia
A court in Milan, Italia has placed Uber Italia under special administration over alleged gangmaster offences. Uber is accused of using manpower agencies to recruit vulnerable migrant workers and asylum …
Italy to give 600,000 migrants the right to stay
More than half a million illegal migrants in Italy will be given permits to stay and work under plans put forward by the government, which said they had proved essential …
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Are We Managers or Corporals?
“On May 29, breaking news hit the front pages of the Italian major newspapers. According to these sources, the Milan Tribunal had placed Uber Eats Italy under special administration over alleged gangmastering offences. The …