We thought that nothing could surprise us anymore when it comes to the exploitation prevalent in the platform economy. We believed the key players were well-known: the platforms (the architects of exploitation), the fleet partners (their accomplices), and the state—along with its blind administrative apparatus—looking on passively. But we were wrong. Enter: Motoclick.
This is happening in the USA. Motoclick is an app that acts as an intermediary between platforms, restaurants, and delivery workers. Here’s how it works:
A customer places an order in the usual way—via an app like Uber Eats or Glovo. If the platform happens to be short on its own couriers in the area, the restaurant can pass that order—using software like Shipday or Cartwheel—to an external marketplace for delivery gigs. This is where Motoclick steps in: the app snaps up the order from the marketplace for a pittance (since the lowest bidder wins the job) and assigns it to one of its own couriers.
A business model structured this way means that a delivery worker for Motoclick receives pay that is not only at the absolute bare minimum, but is further reduced by commissions taken by this entire chain of intermediaries.
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And furthermore:
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