2/ Gig workers risk going hungry and losing their homes because gig companies refuse to pay them the minimum wage.
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1/ @LenaSimet and I @hrw are deeply concerned about the result of #Prop22. #Prop22 threatens to create a class of workers scraping to get by.
#Election2020 #NoOnProp22
https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/10/15/grocery-app-workers-rights-are-under-siege …pic.twitter.com/bXg0DCixhv
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3/ Gig workers are vulnerable to unpredictable reductions and fluctuations in their earnings that jeopardize their livelihoods because of black box algorithms that gig companies use to calculate their pay.
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4/ Gig workers face a stark choice between losing income or working while ill or injured in the absence of paid sick leave and workers’ compensation.
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6/ The rights to a decent living and safe and healthy working conditions are internationally recognized human rights guaranteed to all workers. https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/cescr.aspx …pic.twitter.com/0j728dv2k5
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7/ We will continue to closely monitor and document the impact of
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8/ We will continue to hold gig companies, the California government, and the United States government accountable to their responsibilities and obligations under international human rights law. The fight is not over.
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9/ We stand in solidarity with gig workers in California, the United States and around the world.
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