Temporary Migrant Workers - What's the Difference?

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i think that resonates with what i've heard workers saying in a number of other countries as well. Even if there's not the collective structures that you're talking about, there'se still that solidarity between the workers. And i want to come back to your work with the a temporary migrant workers that talking about in just a minute. There have been lawsuits against a uber in particular in australia,. One that was settled in december 20 20 that looked like it was settled to try to avoid a judgment on workers status and whether, you know, workers should be contractors or not. Another one that was recently filed in august 20 21, that seems to try to get some sort

Paris Marx is joined by Tyler Riordan to discuss the state of the gig economy in Australia, the ongoing efforts to improve their conditions, and Tyler’s research on migrant food couriers in Brisbane.

Tyler Riordan is a PhD candidate in hospitality and anthropology at the University of Queensland. Follow Tyler on Twitter at @tyler_riordan.

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Also mentioned in this episode:

The deaths of gig economy workers have become a major focus on governments and the media over the past year
Australia’s federal government has an ongoing Senate committee on gig work
Uber settled a case in December 2020 to avoid a ruling on employment status, but another test case has been filed in Federal Court
Foodora pulled out of Australia in 2018
Menulog announced it was making some workers employees earlier this year

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