A month ago, we reported on the “Santé-Course” research project, which showed, among other things, the impact of working conditions on the health of people employed as Delivery Platforms (see here). Today, we return to this study, but with completely different data regarding the question: Do Delivery Platforms exploit “undocumented” workers?
The study surveyed 1,004 people working as Delivery Platforms in France: 519 in Paris and 485 in Bordeaux. Nearly two-thirds of them – a staggering 64.4% – were undocumented, while a staggering 73.5% of Delivery Platforms work illegally through rented accounts. On average, the “account renter” pays the “owner” €528 per month. This demonstrates the scale of the double exploitation experienced by couriers: both by the subletter and by the Platform itself.
All of this contradicts the platforms’ claims of a “zero tolerance” policy towards illegal work and account sharing. The truth is that illegal employment is the foundation of their business model.
The study was conducted in France by an interdisciplinary research team from the Institute for Development Research (Institut De Recherche Pour Le Développement) and the National Institute for Demographic Studies (Institut National D’études Démographiques), in partnership with other organizations involved in platform work.
Detailed research results and the report are available here
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