Like many tech firms, Deliveroo combines rampant exploitation with heavy losses. Its riders lack many standard employment rights; conversely, they made operating losses of £225 million last year.
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Last week’s election in Belarus has led to around 70,000 people protesting, as Alexander Lukashenko, who has been in power for 26 years, claimed to have won 80% of the vote. Workers have begun striking to put pressure on bosses to denounce Lukashenko
Strikes Add to Pressure in Belarus After Dubious Election
Let’s develop a little scorecard on where we are with the economic measures in the UK and Scotland to cope with our new pandemic-world. For corporations, we have 80 per cent of the wages they owe workers affected by Covid-19 covered by government. That’s a significant drop in their costs, overnight. For banks, we have […]