Another story about how small details can halt the biggest changes. In New York [USA], a mandatory hourly minimum wage has been introduced for those working as Delivery Agents for Platforms. Platforms are doing everything they can to circumvent this – for example, they only count the time from order pickup to delivery as working time (they don’t count waiting time for orders or travel time to the pickup location). The city’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection should be responsible for safeguarding workers’ rights. But there are so many cases that it can’t keep up. It’s estimated that over 80,000 people work in the Delivery Industry in New York. The Department has requested funding to hire an additional 20 people in 2026. The city budget provides for four additional positions.
So, Platforms will continue to do whatever they want, because the administration simply can’t keep up. Political gestures during elections won’t suffice. What’s needed is complete determination. That’s all, and that’s all.
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