French advocacy groups accuse Deliveroo and Uber Eats of 'human trafficking'

French delivery worker groups file criminal complaint accusing Deliveroo and Uber Eats of human trafficking, and threaten Uber Eats with class action over discrimination. | Contesto: cronaca

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• French advocacy groups accuse Deliveroo and Uber Eats of 'human trafficking'

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A coalition of French advocacy groups representing delivery workers has filed a criminal complaint against food delivery platforms Deliveroo and Uber Eats, accusing the companies of engaging in practices that amount to “human trafficking.” The complaint, submitted to French prosecutors, alleges that the platforms systematically exploit undocumented immigrant workers by forcing them into precarious, low-paid work under the threat of losing their access to the apps. The groups are also threatening Uber Eats with a class action lawsuit for discrimination, claiming the company subjects foreign-born riders to harsher conditions and fewer protections than their French counterparts. The complaint marks an escalation in a long-running conflict between delivery workers and the gig economy giants operating in France. According to the advocacy groups, the platforms’ business model relies on a constant influx of vulnerable immigrants, many of whom lack legal status, to maintain a flexible and cheap workforce. The groups argue that this constitutes human trafficking under French law, which defines the crime as the recruitment, transportation, or exploitation of a person through coercion or deception for labor or services. Deliveroo and Uber Eats have previously faced legal challenges over worker classification, but this is the first time they have been accused of such a severe criminal offense. The allegations center on the platforms’ use of algorithms to assign deliveries and set pay rates, which the groups say creates a system of forced labor. Workers, often immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa, report being required to work long hours for minimal earnings, with no guarantee of shifts or benefits. The complaint cites cases where riders were forced to rent accounts from third parties at exorbitant rates to gain access to the platforms, further indebting them. The advocacy groups contend that both companies are aware of these practices and have done little to stop them, instead profiting from the exploitation. In addition to the criminal complaint, the coalition is preparing a class action lawsuit against Uber Eats specifically, accusing the platform of...

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