New York Subway cleaners (Covid) settlement for back wages and danger.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/new-york-subway-cleaners-settlement-covid
Chronology Minimum Wage
https://dol.ny.gov/history-minimum-wage-new-york-state
#cleaners #Covid #laborMovement #minimumwage #NewYork #Organize #workingpoor #SEIU
Cleaning Workers Union members sit-in at Hong Kong Baptist University forced the outsourcing contractor to concede, winning cleaners a monthly allowance of between HK$300 and HK$500.
#cleaners #HongKong #LabourMovement #organize #solidarity #unions
In the wake of the National Security Law and the newly amended Trade Union Ordinance, Hong Kong’s labour movement has come under unprecedented pressure. Waves of union dissolutions have left workers’ voices weaker than ever. Yet, even in these hostile conditions, some refuse to remain silent.
From #Beijing to #HongKong, the #gigeconomy runs on a common - “reduce the cost of labour” - model.
#Meituan employs 7.45 million, while #EleMe 4 + million “self-employed contractors” disqualified from basic protections guaranteed by Chinese labour law. Exploiters and exploited must jointly contribute to pension, medical, and unemployment insurance — “self-employed” workers must pay everything themselves, out of reach for all those underpaid.
https://hklabourrights.org/news/4000-for-a-life-the-human-toll-of-cheap-deliveries-in-china/
In recent years, China’s food delivery market has become fiercely competitive. Faced with penalty systems that directly impact their pay, riders often speed, run red lights, and even drive against traffic — all to meet tight delivery targets. The consequences have been dire: over 12,000 traffic accidents involving delivery workers were recorded in 2023 alone.
Peter Riley