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At least 80 percent of workers by digital platforms They depend on this medium as their main source of income, stated the National Union of Application Workers (UNTA)
Contrary to what he pointed out Uber on the working time of its collaborators, the union He assured that on average they work 9 hours a day, 7 days a week, and not 10 hours a week as the company had said.
The union, which represents at least 3 thousand delivery peopledrivers and other digital platform workers, celebrated the president’s proposal Claudia Sheinbaum son the regulation of working conditions for digital platform workers.
This is a significant victory in the fight for the recognition of the labor rights of those who work in the platform economy.
However, the UNTA He highlighted some pending points in the proposal.
One of the main ones is the salary calculation, which does not take into account connection time without orders or trips.
“This time is still work and must be recognized to avoid financial penalties for inactivity that the worker does not control,” the union said.
In addition, the need to guarantee a minimum wage for all platform workers was highlighted, regardless of the number of orders accepted.
It also calls for the removal of penalties for rejecting orders, to ensure that flexibility remains an essential feature of this job.
In interview with MILLENNIUM, Sara Garduño, Secretary of Gender at UNTAstressed the importance of addressing difficulties from a gender perspective.
According to Garduñoat least 10 percent of the people who work on digital platforms are women.
Garduño hopes that in the future rights such as maternity, breastfeeding and even menstrual leave can be included, highlighting the importance of these measures in reducing the double working day that many women face.
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