Food Delivery in the Grip Economy

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i think wed need to really engage with the idea that people are choosing to do this work for whatever reason. They could go workin a kitchen if they wanted, as you said before, you know, they don't want an ass hor boss. Are values based make jobs attractive? And not just beyond paying higher wages, but giving workers freedom to have some form of decision in the job they're doing. No one wants to to comes work for the man any more, ecause we know there's better option other. You know, industries like hospitality are inherently insecure. So i think we've got to make all forms of work, i guess, more secure.

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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