New York’s ‘essential’ food delivery workers demand rights

by Laura BONILLA NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — New York’s legions of food delivery men and women — who were declared essential workers during the pandemic but have no on the job access to bathrooms, health insurance or a minimum wage– are mobilizing for the first time to demand better working conditions. The 80,000 “deliveristas,” overwhelmingly Hispanic immigrants who zip around the Big Apple on electric or other bikes come rain, snow or shine, […]