As some of you may have heard, delivery drivers riding for #Wolt (subsidiary of #DoorDash, same as #Deliveroo) in #Cyprus organised a week-long wildcat strike this past week. The negotiations between Wolt and the strikers, mediated by the trade union PEO despite none of the strikers being their members, led nowhere, and none of the demands of the strikers were met. Moreover, a large number of strikers had their rider ids canceled for striking, with the company refusing to restore them (and even if they did it would charge them 130 euros for doing so).

Keep in mind that the vast majority of delivery drivers in Cyprus are wage employees - third country nationals on student visas officially working for fleet managers (contractors), most of which have ties to organised crime and trafficing networks. So during this week-long strike we had many incidents of verbal and physical violence by hired thugs and cops, up and including goons putting guns on strikers heads, beating up riders and destroying their cars.

On the brighter side, during this strike a lot of relationships were built between the delivery drivers and the various organisations here in Cyprus, including the #IWW CyROC. Possible next steps and further action is being discussed, however what is now the most pressing issue is the dire financial situation of many ex-strikers.

That is why we have started this fundraising campaign; any and all contributions and promotions, either personal or from branches, are highly appreciated and crucial for the future of this effort.

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/solidarity-fund-for-wolt-drivers-in-cyprus

Solidarity Forever!

Couriers paid to film themselves washing dishes — for AI.

DoorDash’s new “Tasks” model shows how everyday work is being transformed into training data for artificial intelligence. What looks like simple actions are actually helping AI systems understand the physical world — from movement to object interaction.

This isn’t just gig work anymore. It’s the emergence of an AI data economy.

Full story:
https://metaadvisor.eu/news/doordash-couriers-training-ai-tasks-app/

#ai #doordash #futureofwork #robotics #aigigeconomy

Introducing DoorDash Tasks

https://about.doordash.com/en-us/news/introducing-doordash-tasks

#HackerNews #DoorDash #Tasks #Delivery #Innovation #FoodTech #GigEconomy

Click for more ⬇️
👀 https://www.elysewillems.com/
🚔 https://instagram.com/elysewillems

#AngelCityFC #ACFC #NWSL #WomensSoccer #SoccerJersey #Nike #DoorDash #NYXProfessionalMakeup #SoccerFan #FootballKit #TeamSpirit #FanApparel #Sportswear #BlondeWoman #OutdoorPortrait #LosAngeles #CasualStyle #GreeneryBackground #SmilingFace #FanGear #ElyseWillems

Shocked to see her DoorDash driver was 78, woman raises $960K so he can ‘rest again’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/shocked-to-see-her-doordash-driver-was-78/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shocked-to-see-her-doordash-driver-was-78

DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models

DoorDash has launched a new option for its gig economy workers to earn some extra cash by taking photos and videos to train AI and robotics models.

Engadget (@engadget)

DoorDash가 기그 워커들에게 AI 모델 학습용 콘텐츠 제작에 대한 보상을 시작할 예정이다. 실제 노동 기반 데이터를 활용한 AI 학습 데이터 확보 방식으로 주목된다.

https://x.com/engadget/status/2034733308345549050

#doordash #gigwork #aimodels #datatraining #ai

Because being a low paid gig worker wasn't bad enough...

DoorDash will start paying gig workers for creating content to train AI models

https://www.engadget.com/ai/doordash-will-start-paying-gig-workers-for-creating-content-to-train-ai-models-204048743.html?src=rss

#DoorDash #Gig #Workers #Labor #AI #Training #Tech