Some 3,000 delivery drivers will participate in the strike called for today

This Monday, March 11, starting at 10 am, around 3,000 delivery drivers from delivery applications such as Rappi, Uber, Pedidos Ya and Indrive will carry out a national strike, seeking an improvement in their working conditions, the government estimated. Platforms Observatory-Peru. They will depart from the Costa Verde (San Miguel) to some administrative headquarters of the apps.

The mobilization, supported by the Union of Digital Platform Workers (Sintrapladi) and the General Confederation of Workers of Peru (CGTP), seeks to draw attention to the precariousness of their situation and demand fair rates, job security and the recognition of their labor rights. And 9 out of 10 delivery drivers claim to be unprotected as they do not have any insurance, despite dedicating between 8 to 14 hours a day to the service.

Paul Véliz, defense secretary of Sintrapladi, explained to La República that they do not receive fair rates, given that for more than 4 km traveled the apps give them S/2.80 per order. In that sense, he explained that despite seeking dialogue with the delivery companies, this could not be achieved.

It is necessary to specify that not all apps have physical offices where users motorized They can come to complain. Almost all procedures are resolved digitally.

“These companies (Uber, Rappi, Pedidos Ya, Indrive) take advantage of calling us simple collaborators. We are independent. We want to be autonomous, but for our rights to be respected. We are blocked if we do not want to place an order late at night to a dangerous area. I have to take a poorly paid order and to a dangerous area,” Véliz questioned.

According to information from rappiIn Peru, the application is present in 10 cities, has more than 7,000 allies and has more than 30,000 registered delivery drivers. Since 2017, there have beeno 17 legislative initiatives, however none have a favorable opinion and there has been no significant progress in its debate.