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Émile Baril
Émile Baril is a postdoctoral fellow at Concordia University’s Institute for Research on Migration and Society.
Opinion: Gig-work platforms are destructive and exploitative – something must be done
Open this photo in gallery: Rideshare and food delivery drivers hold a protest outside of Uber’s Toronto office to call for better pay and working conditions, in Toronto on Feb. 14.Arlyn McAdorey/The Canadian Press Please log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free Account Émile Baril is a doctoral candidate at York University. Steven Tufts is an associate professor at York University.
Citizen‐rentier‐ship: Delivering the Undocumented to Labour Platforms in Paris
Introduction During the last three years, Paris, like many other cities around the world, saw a proliferation of food delivery orders. This meant more work opportunities with the major labour platforms (Uber Eats, Deliveroo, Stuart, Gorillas, Frichti, and more). The undocumented riders renting or borrowing profiles from “regularised” citizens on these platforms were also at the frontline of the COVID pandemic. In the fall of 2022, Uber Eats launched a drastic deactivation operation.
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