A Prime Dystopia
A Prime Dystopia is a site-specific window installation that reimagines the Kreuzberg Pavillon project space (Berlin, DE) as displaced by speculative foreign investment. Styled as teaser for a newly launching startup, the space’s street-level façade is remade to mimic the influx of grocery delivery “dark stores” in storefronts in the surrounding area.
A QR code within the installation redirects passersby to a collaborative archive chronicling international reporting on the exploitation of low-wage, precarious, and gig economy workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and their self-organization efforts in Berlin and beyond.
Exhibition Archive︎︎︎
A Prime Dystopia is a site-specific window installation that reimagines the Kreuzberg Pavillon project space (Berlin, DE) as displaced by speculative foreign investment. Styled as teaser for a newly launching startup, the space’s street-level façade is remade to mimic the influx of grocery delivery “dark stores” in storefronts in the surrounding area.
A QR code within the installation redirects passersby to a collaborative archive chronicling international reporting on the exploitation of low-wage, precarious, and gig economy workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and their self-organization efforts in Berlin and beyond.
Exhibition Archive︎︎︎
Exploitation or breaching your visa: The limited choices of the food delivery worker
(21.08.17) ABC
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-21/exploitation-or-visa-breach-the-choices-of-food-delivery-workers/8827744
Food delivery men say they are exploited
(18.06.18) groundup.org
https://www.groundup.org.za/article/food-delivery-men-say-theyre-exploited/
Zomato India driver sacked after eating customer’s takeaway
(11.12.18) BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46522548
Zomato sacks delivery boy after viral video. Internet is feeling bad now
(11.12.18) India Today
https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/zomato-sacks-delivery-boy-after-viral-video-internet-is-feeling-bad-now-1407356-2018-12-11
India: Delivery Man Fired for Eating Food Now Getting Support on Social Media
(12.12.18) The Gazette
https://gazettereview.com/2018/12/india-delivery-man-fired-eating-food-now-getting-support-social-media/
Deliveroo ‘riders’ say they are deliberately targeted for violent attacks
(22.02.19) Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/deliveroo-riders-say-they-are-deliberately-targeted-for-violent-attacks-1.3802955
Glovo faces safety protests after delivery rider killed on job
(28.05.19) techcrunch.com
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/28/glovo-faces-safety-protests-after-delivery-rider-killed-on-the-job/
Over 1000 delivery boys accuse Zomato of exploiting them
(17.06.19) Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/over-1k-delivery-boys-accuse-zomato-of-exploiting-them/articleshow/69817324.cms
Zomato loses fourth boy to crash in seven month
(22.11.19) Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/zomato-loses-fourth-boy-to-crash-in-7-months/articleshow/72175284.cms
Wolt and Glovo - innovation in bending labour rights
(30.09.19) masina.rs
https://www.masina.rs/eng/wolt-glovo-innovations-bending-labour-rights/
![]()
Deliveroo riders on strike in Bristol in January 2019 | Photo: Robert Timoney/Alamy Stock Photo
Riding for Deliveroo made me fight for the future of work
(04.11.19) Vice
https://www.vice.com/en/article/gyzn79/riding-for-deliveroo-made-me-fight-for-the-future-of-work
Food delivery drivers dance with death for Alibaba and Tencent
(06.12.19) Nikkei Asia
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Industry-in-focus/Food-delivery-drivers-dance-with-death-for-Alibaba-and-Tencent
Zomatos delivery guy’s smile goes viral, company makes him the face of its Twitter
(28.02.20) Business Insider India
https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/zomato-delivery-guys-smile-goes-viral-company-makes-him-the-face-of-its-twitter/articleshow/74386353.cms
Taking cues from China’s delivery companies: Zomato now shows body temperatures of delivery executives on app
(15.04.20) India Today
https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/zomato-now-shows-body-temperatures-of-delivery-executives-on-app-1667144-2020-04-15
Bird brained - Inside the electric scooter startup with big workplace problems
(23.04.20) The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/23/21231802/bird-electric-scooter-company-workplace-culture-layoffs
Today will be your last working day with Uber. Watch as choked up executive tells 3.500 rideshare employees they are being laid off effective immediately over a three-minute ZOOM call
(11.05.20) Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8301471/Watch-3-500-Uber-employees-told-laid-three-minute-ZOOM-call.html
Uber lays off 3,500 Employees over a Zoom call - The Way in which a company downsizes its staff days a lot about the organization
(13.05.20) Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/05/13/uber-lays-off-3500-employees-over-a-zoom-call-the-way-in-which-a-company-downsizes-its-staff-says-a-lot-about-the-organization/
Finland: How to unionize when your boss is an algorithm and you’re self- employed
(15.05.20) algorithmwatch.org
https://algorithmwatch.org/en/justice4couriers/
‘40 per cent drop overnight’: UberEats bicycle riders say algorithm change preferences motorbikes and cars
(29.06.20) News.com.au
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/40-per-cent-drop-overnight-ubereats-bicycle-riders-say-algorithm-change-preferences-motorbikes-and-cars/news-story/ef3d3a0bc8ee9a7374616b5d2c4a67eb
Bumpy Ride: Why Brazil’s Delivery Workers Are Fed Up
(01.07.20) Americas Quarterly
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/bumpy-ride-why-brazils-delivery-workers-are-fed-up/
Vilnius food delivery workers strike over unannounced rate cutes
(15.07.20) lrt.li
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1197612/vilnius-food-delivery-workers-strike-over-unannounced-rate-cuts
One of India’s biggest food delivery companies has introduced period leave
(11.08.20) CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/10/business-india/zomato-india-period-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
India’s food delivery workers strike over drastic cuts in pay
(25.08.20) peoplesworld.org
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/indias-food-delivery-workers-strike-over-drastic-cuts-in-pay/
Deliveroo Rider Thiago Osorio Cortes Killed In Hit and Run In Dublin
(02.09.20) Hot Press
https://www.hotpress.com/culture/deliveroo-rider-thiago-osorio-cortes-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-dublin-22826627
Thiago Cortes came to Ireland for ‘a better life’, fiancée says as she pleads for hit-and-run driver to ‘be brave and hand yourself in’
(03.09.20) Independent.ie
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/thiago-cortes-came-to-ireland-for-a-better-life-fiancee-says-as-she-pleads-for-hit-and-run-driver-to-be-brave-and-hand-yourself-in-39500042.html
‘My attackers were never caught… I hope Thiago gets justice’ - delivery driver on returning to work after brutal assault
(05.09.20) independent.ie
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/my-attackers-were-never-caught-i-hope-thiago-gets-justice-delivery-driver-on-returning-to-work-after-brutal-assault-39504890.html
Uber Eats in Italy investigated over alleged migrant worker exploitation
(13.10.20) The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/13/uber-eats-in-italy-under-investigation-for-alleged-exploitation-of-migrant-workers
Deliveroo and Uber Eats takeaway riders rent jobs to illegal immigrants - Couriers have created a black market in which migrants can work without record checks
(06.11.20) Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/deliveroo-and-uber-eats-takeaway-riders-rent-jobs-to-illegal-immigrants-ml36gvp93
![]()
Delivery riders kneeling in grief for the loss of their work mates outside Uber Eats in Sydney | Sally McManus/Twitter
Australia’s delivery deaths: the riders who never made it and the families left behind
(20.11.20) The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/21/australias-delivery-deaths-the-riders-who-never-made-it-and-the-families-left-behind
With five food delivery riders killed in two months, Australia’s gig economy faces a reckoning
(27.11.20) The New Daily https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/11/26/ubereats-delivery-deaths-australia/
Zomato delivery boy killed as Mercedes rams into bike in Mumbai
(18.12.20) Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/.-killed/videos/city/mumbai/zomato-delivery-boy-killed-as-mercedes-rams-into-bike-in-mumbai/videoshow/79790743.cms?from=mdr
Why Being a Delivery Driver is More Dangerous Than Being a Cop
(08.01.21) Scapi Mag
https://scapimag.com/2021/01/08/the-thin-bread-line-why-being-a-delivery-driver-is-more-dangerous-than-being-a-cop/
Court Rules Deliveroo Used ‘Discriminatory’ Algorithm
(05.01.21) Vice
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9e4e/court-rules-deliveroo-used-discriminatory-algorithm
![]()
Food delivery riders stage a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in Milan | Photo: Luca Bruno/Associated Press
Deliveroo Rating Algorithm Was Unfair To Riders, Italian Court Rules
(05.01.21) Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankeane/2021/01/05/italian-court-finds-deliveroo-rating-algorithm-was-unfair-to-riders/
A Court in Bologna issued an historic ruling in late December 2020: Frank, the algorithm used by Deliveroo, does not weed out discrimination
(07.01.21) rivistailmulino.it
https://www.rivistailmulino.it/news/newsitem/index/Item/News:NEWS_ITEM:5480
How China’s delivery apps putting riders at risk
(26.01.21) Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/63bf1817-91fc-4720-9d51-b79e6734d790
Union boss urges people not to use food courier services that are akin to ‘slave labour’
Malta’s two largest unions agree that Gig workers in the food courier service need to be protected at law from ‘slave labour’
(31.01.21) maltatoday.com
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/xtra/107388/watch_union_boss_urges_people_not_to_use_food_courier_services_that_are_akin_to_slave_labour
Gardaí trying to defuse tensions between food delivery workers and local youths Patrols increase in Dublin’s inner city in hope of averting future violence
(02.02.21) Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/garda%C3%AD-trying-to-defuse-tensions-between-food-delivery-workers-and-local-youths-1.4473355
Deliveroo seeks meeting with Gardaí after attacks on its cyclists in Dublin city centre
(03.02.21) The Journal
https://www.thejournal.ie/deliveroo-contacts-gardai-over-attacks-5341875-Feb2021/
Online food delivery deaths prompt calls for better worker’s compensation for gig economy workers
(09.02.21) abc
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-09/exclusive-uber-eats-dede-fredy-riders-deaths-families-speak-out/13118130?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
Berliner Radkuriere protestieren „Hört auf Essen zu bestellen!“ Lieferdienste erzielen bei Schnee und Lockdown Rekordumsätze. Deren Fahrer beklagen nun „menschenunwürdige Bedingungen“.
(11.02.21) taz
https://taz.de/Berliner-Radkuriere-protestieren/!5746305/
The rise of Uber Eats gang masters is tearing the gig economy apart “I cannot find the words to explain what he did to us. We were used. We were used in many ways”
(15.02.21) Wired
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uber-eats-italy
Gig workers gather their own data to check the algorithm’s math
(24.02.21) Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/gig-workers-gather-data-check-algorithm-math/
Italy warns riders ‘treated like slaves’ by food delivery firms
(25.02.21) euronews
https://www.euronews.com/2021/02/25/italy-warns-riders-treated-like-slaves-by-food-delivery-firms
Why a takeout delivery man in China set himself on fire
(28.02.21) Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-02-08/why-takeout-delivery-man-china-set-himself-on-fire
Food delivery riders win back their jobs after striking deal with Hungry Panda
(15.03.21) abc News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-16/hungry-panda-food-delivery-riders-win-back-their-jobs/13250216
How Amazon Crushes Unions
(16.03.21) New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/technology/amazon-unions-virginia.html
Amazon Drivers Must Give ‘Biometric Consent’ or Lose Job
(23.03.21) Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-camera-driver-biometric-tracking-consent-deliver-packages-report-2021-3
How China’s food delivery apps push gig workers to strike. A new study confirms an obvious fact: It’s dehumanizing to be managed by an algorithm.
(24.03.21) restofworld.org
https://restofworld.org/2021/china-delivery-apps-strike-labor-meituan/
‘My Turn to get robbed’- Delivery workers are targets in the pandemic - Armed robbers are targeting delivery workers in New York, stealing the expensive electric bikes that are key to their livelihood.
(09.03.21) New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/nyregion/delivery-workers-robberies-nyc.html
![]()
Bolt Food couriers protesting in Tbilisi on 24 March 2021 | Photo: Shota Kincha/OC Media
Bolt Food Couriers on strike in Tiblisi
(24.03.21) oc-media.org
https://oc-media.org/bolt-food-couriers-on-strike-in-tbilisi/
Striking Bolt Food Couriers Rally Over Wage Cuts, ‘Unfair’ Sacking
(25.03.21) Civil.ge
https://civil.ge/archives/408439
Amazon denies workers resort to urinating in bottles
(25.03.2021) Washington Post*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/25/amazon-urine-bottle-twitter/
*Jeff Bezos purchased The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 Million.
Amazon Drivers Say Peeing in Bottles Is Common, ‘Inhumane’
(25.03.21) Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-drivers-say-peeing-in-bottles-common-despite-company-denials-2021-3
Amazon apologizes for lying about pee — and attempts to shift the blame
(03.04.21) The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22350337/amazon-peeing-in-bottles-workers-exploitation-twitter-response-evidence
Food Delivery App Riders Take Action in China After Leader ‘Disappears’
(03.04.21) RFA
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/riders-03042021131132.html
How Amazon Tracks Workers, From Cameras to a Spy Agency
(05.04.2021) Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-amazon-monitors-employees-ai-cameras-union-surveillance-spy-agency-2021-4
Migrants in Latin America Have Turned to Delivery Gigs During the Pandemic. But Drivers Say They’re Facing Hostility and Mistreatment
(10.04.21) Time
https://time.com/5953683/delivery-drivers-latin-america-migrants/
![]()
The Amazon fulfillment warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama | Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images
What Amazon Got Away With
(13.04.21) slate.com
https://slate.com/technology/2021/04/amazon-union-bessemer-anti-union-labor-law.html
Risks for South Africa’s food couriers surge during the pandemic
(14.04.21) Thomson Reuters Foundation
https://longreads.trust.org/item/South-Africa-delivery-drivers-risk-lives
How Amazon automatically tracks and fires warehouse workers for ‘productivity’
(25.04.21) The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/25/18516004/amazon-warehouse-fulfillment-centers-productivity-firing-terminations
Uber Eats get indigestion
(02.05.21) southafricanlabourbulletin.org
https://www.southafricanlabourbulletin.org.za/uber-eats-gets-indigestion/
Daten von 200.000 Gorillas-Kunden lagen ungeschützt im Netz
(07.05.21) rbb 24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/05/gorillas-startup-berlin-sicherheitsluecke-millionen-daten-bestellungen.html
![]()
An Amazon warehouse employee performs an automated “Mind & Body Moment” exercise as part of the company’s new Working Well initiative | Photo: Amazon
Amazon gives workers new wellness program, but not extra time to participate Why fix a problem when you can slap on an (expensive) bandaid?
(17.05.21) mashable
https://mashable.com/article/amazon-employee-wellness-program
Too fast, too furious - Der Lieferdienst Gorillas soll Investoren viel Geld einfahren, die Beschäftigten organisieren sich
(18.05.21) akweb.de
https://www.akweb.de/politik/lieferdienst-gorillas-beschaeftigte-organisieren-sich/
Kazakhstan: Food couriers win concession with government help
(19.05.21) eurasianet.org
https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-food-couriers-win-concessions-with-government-help
Britain’s home office defends immigration checks on food delivery riders amid ‘racial profiling’ accusations
(20.05.21) Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chantaldasilva/2021/05/20/britains-home-office-defends-immigration-checks-on-fast-food-delivery-riders/
Lieferando : Neue Belege für Fahrerüberwachung
(21.05.21) Tagesschau
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/br-recherche/ueberwachung-lieferando-101.html
Amazon’s AmaZen Kiosk (Quick Reupload)
(28.05.21) Namiki, YouTube
https://youtu.be/2X2yMDsQPDw
Father of tragic Deliveroo cyclist Thiago Cortes slams hit-and-run driver’s sentence
(03.06.21) Irish Mirror
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/father-tragic-deliveroo-cyclist-thiago-24183485
No more Probezeit – Wilder Streik bei Lieferdienst Gorillas in Berlin
(11.06.21) akweb.de
https://www.akweb.de/bewegung/no-more-probezeit-wilder-streik-bei-lieferdienst-gorillas-in-berlin/
„Er hat die Probleme nicht angesprochen“Erneute Proteste nach Rede von Gorillas-Chef Der Gorillas-Geschäftsführer Kağan Sümer sprach per Videokonferenz zu Hunderten Beschäftigten. Doch schon am Abend gab es erneut eine Blockadeaktion.
(12.06.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/er-hat-die-probleme-nicht-angesprochen-erneute-proteste-nach-rede-von-gorillas-chef/27279346.html
Gorilla Tactics : Berlin delivery riders take on a $1bn start-up
(13.06.21) Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/gorilla-tactics-berlin-delivery-riders-take-on-1b-startup-berlin-new-york-germany-delivery-hero-britain-b1864929.html
So fragil ist die neue Dienstboten-Ökonomie
(14.06.21) Welt
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article231775253/Foodora-Gorillas-Lieferando-Darum-rechnet-sich-die-Idee-nicht.html
Food-delivery couriers exploit desperate migrants in France
(16.06.21) New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/business/uber-eats-deliveroo-glovo-migrants.html
Recherche: Angestellte des Lieferservice Gorillas berichten von zermürbenden Arbeitsbedingungen
(17.06.21) Vice
https://www.vice.com/de/article/5db5yb/arbeitskampf-bei-gorillas-ceo-kagan-sumer-zoom-call-streik
Konkurrenzkampf in der Lieferblase - Kurierdienste boomen seit der Coronakrise. Kapitalgeber stört es kaum, wenn die Unternehmen keine Gewinne erwirtschaften.
(18.06.21) Neues Deutschland
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1153462.gorillas-konkurrenzkampf-in-der-lieferblase.html
Food delivery driver’s death wasn’t recognised by Uber Eats and his family are still fighting for the insurance
(24.06.21) abc
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-25/background-briefing-uber-eats-delivery-drivers-death/100239920
Arbeitskampf bei Gorillas: Interne Meetings zeigen, wie verzweifelt der CEO mittlerweile ist
(28.06.21) Vice
https://www.vice.com/de/article/7kv89q/recherche-die-arbeitsbedingungen-beim-start-up-lieferservice-gorillas
„Bezahlt eure Beschäftigten“ Berliner Gorillas Kuriere diskutieren auf der Straße mit den Chefs
(28.06.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/bezahlt-eure-beschaeftigten-berliner-gorillas-kuriere-diskutieren-auf-der-strasse-mit-den-chefs/27371222.html
Amazon is reportedly using algorithms to fire Flex delivery drivers- It’s done with little human intervention and drivers often have no recourse.
(29.06.21) engadget.com
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-algorithms-fire-flex-delivery-drivers-055959081.html
Kazakhstani couriers are pushing back against the gig economy
(30.06.21) opendemocracy.net
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/kazakhstani-couriers-are-pushing-back-against-gig-economy/
Radkuriere im Regen. Gorillas Fahrer streiken für wetterfeste Arbeitskleidung
(30.06.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/radkuriere-im-regen-gorillas-fahrer-streiken-fuer-wetterfeste-arbeitskleidung/27380342.html
Lieferdienst Gorillas fürchtet Großstreik
(02.07.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/gorillas-lieferdienst-fuerchtet-grossstreik-a-17dfe829-0002-0001-0000-000178206312
„Die digitale Sklaverei muß ein Ende haben“ - Was der Gorillas Arbeitskampf über die ganze Lieferdienst Branche verrät
(05.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/die-digitale-sklaverei-muss-ein-ende-haben-was-der-gorillas-arbeitskampf-ueber-die-ganze-lieferdienst-branche-verraet/27391000.html
Moment UberEats cyclist takes off his shoes and socks to wade through flooded street and deliver orders in Edinburgh
(05.07.21) Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9757625/Uber-Eats-cyclist-takes-shoes-wade-flooded-street-deliver-orders-Edinburgh.html
Kündigungen bei Gorillas lösen neue Proteste aus
(09.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berliner-express-lieferdienst-in-der-krise-kuendigungen-bei-gorillas-loesen-neue-proteste-aus/27408408.html
As Dubai food delivery booms, dangers and casualities mount
(13.07.21) Independent
https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-health-pakistan-coronavirus-pandemic-ca85c6959b8559183612e61ccd6bea53
Miese Arbeitsbedingungen bei Berliner Gorillas: Sind Flink und Getir die Guten?
(14.07.21) Berliner Zeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/miese-arbeitsbedingungen-bei-berliner-gorillas-sind-flink-und-getir-die-guten-li.170207
Zomato IPO: India food delivery ‘unicorn’ opens $1.2bn offering
(17.07.21) bbc news
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57831196
Berliner Lieferdienst in der Krise – Gorillas ein innovatives Start-Up? Das Gegenteil ist der Fall
(18.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/berliner-lieferdienst-in-der-krise-gorillas-ein-innovatives-start-up-das-gegenteil-ist-der-fall/27431958.html
Bundesarbeitsminister besucht Berliner Lieferdienst – Hubertus Heil empfiehlt Gorillas einen Betriebsrat
(20.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/bundesabeitsminister-besucht-berliner-lieferdienst-hubertus-heil-empfiehlt-gorillas-einen-betriebsrat/27438718.html
Takeout couriers in China quietly strike ‘under the radar’
(20.07.21) Cornell Chronicle
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/07/takeout-couriers-china-quietly-strike-under-radar
Berliner Lieferdienst in der Krise – Image von Gorillas leidet unter Arbeitskämpfen
(21.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berliner-lieferdienst-in-der-krise-image-von-start-up-gorillas-leidet-unter-arbeitskaempfen/27441542.html
Verstösse gegen Arbeitsschutz. Berliner Senat leitet Bussgeldverfahren gegen Lieferdienst Gorillas ein
(31.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/verstoesse-gegen-arbeitsschutz-berliner-senat-leitet-bussgeldverfahren-gegen-lieferdienst-gorillas-ein/27471900.html
Why DoorDash Drivers Are On Strike
(31.07.21) NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/31/1023265561/why-doordash-drivers-are-on-strike?t=1635156016626
How migrant riders for the Gorillas delivery start-up are re-igniting the fight for labour rights in Germany
(02.08.21) gal-dem.com
https://gal-dem.com/gorillas-delivery-riders-strikes-berlin/
Gorillas – The new WeWork?
(02.08.21) sifted.eu
https://sifted.eu/articles/gorillas-wework/?is_rec=true&topic_id=583
‘Cold and Callous’ : The Uber Eats algorithm is automatically sacking hundreds of people
(04.08.21) The Big Issue
https://www.bigissue.com/news/employment/the-uber-eats-algorithm-is-automatically-sacking-hundreds-of-people/
![]()
Uber Eats driver Abiodun Ogunyemi was terminated after failing its facial recognition software and he’s not alone, unions say | Image: Abiodun Ogunyemi/The Big Issue
Corona Ausbruch bei Gorillas in Prenzlauer Berg
(05.08.21) Berliner Morgenpost
https://www.morgenpost.de/bezirke/pankow/article232975723/Corona-Ausbruch-bei-Gorillas-in-Prenzlauer-Berg.html
Travis Kalanick is building a secretive dark kitchen empire in Europe
(06.08.21) sifted.eu
https://sifted.eu/articles/kalanick-dark-kitchens/
Yoga statt Arbeitsrechte
(07.08.21) Junge Welt
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/407997.besch%C3%A4ftigtenkampf-yoga-statt-arbeitsrechte.html
Lithuanian couriers protest pay changes by Wolt food delivery platform
(09.08.21) lrt.lt
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1465663/lithuanian-couriers-protest-pay-changes-by-wolt-food-delivery-platform
Unrest in Unicorn country
(13.08.21) Berliner Zeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/en/unrest-in-unicorn-country-li.177200
Food delivery firms under scrutiny as new Spain law kicks in
(12.08.21) Associated Press
https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-laws-spain-28905f0ebaabcbf1d4c84e9abd8f4678
Protest radikalisiert sich. Türschlösser von Gorillas Filialen in Berlin verklebt
(13.08.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/protest-radikalisiert-sich-tuerschloesser-von-gorillas-filialen-in-berlin-verklebt/27514660.html
![]()
Gorillas workers strike in Berlin-Mitte in support of terminated ex-coworker | Photo: AdoraPress/M. Golejewski
Unruhe im Einhornland: Wie die Gorillas sich aus der Prekarisierung ziehen
(13.08.21) berlinerzeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/gorillas-workers-collective-riderlife2-kagan-suemer-fairwork-uber-lieferando-foodpanda-gig-economy-protest-stefania-animento-alyanak-lieferdienst-li.175560?pid=true
(Paywall)
Proteste der Gorillas-Kuriere wirken: Arbeitsbedingungen werden zum Wettbewerbsfaktor
(13.08.21) Handelsblatt
https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/lieferdienste-proteste-der-gorillas-kuriere-wirken-arbeitsbedingungen-werden-zum-wettbewerbsfaktor/27515512.html
Boom von Fahrrad-Lieferdiensten. Auf Kosten anderer
(13.08.21) taz
https://taz.de/Boom-von-Fahrrad-Lieferdiensten/!5789413/
Legal, illegal – legitim – die andauernden „wilden“ Streiks beim Lieferdienst Gorillas haben die Diskussion um das Streikrecht neu entfacht
(17.08.21) akweb.de
https://www.akweb.de/bewegung/der-wilde-streik-beim-lieferdienst-gorillas-und-die-diskussion-ums-streikrecht/
Schwerer Abbiegeunfall in Kreuzberg LKW Fahrer rammt Radlieferanten am Mehringdamm
(18.08.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/polizei-justiz/schwerer-abbiegeunfall-in-kreuzberg-lkw-fahrer-rammt-radlieferanten-am-mehringdamm/27525692.html
Ehemaliger afghanischer Minister fährt in Leipzig Essen aus
(21.08.21) RND
https://www.rnd.de/politik/leipzig-afghanischer-ex-minister-faehrt-essen-fuer-lieferando-aus-6FF5IICXYBCW3JBKGPWPTE4HOE.html
Poor wages, punishing hours, and lack of labour rights make food delivery a thankless gig
(21.08.21) The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/society/poor-wages-punishing-hours-and-lack-of-labour-rights-make-food-delivery-a-thankless-gig/article36012013.ece
Arbeitskampf bei Gorillas „Ich bin ganz alleine und besetze Kreuzberg“
(24.08.21) Süddeutsche
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/gorillas-lieferando-lieferdienste-lebensmittel-investoren-1.5390049?reduced=true Alternativlink: https://kontrapolis.info/4692/
The afghan minister who became bicycle courier in Germany
(26.08.21) Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/afghan-minister-who-became-bicycle-courier-germany-2021-08-26/
Lieferdienste wie Gorillas gefährden das Miteinander
(26.08.21) jetzt.de
https://www.jetzt.de/meine-theorie/lieferdienste-wie-gorillas-gefaehrden-das-miteinander
Twitter Can’t Stand Zomato’s New Advert Featuring Hrithik Roshan
(27.08.21) mashable.com
https://in.mashable.com/culture/24369/twitter-cant-stand-zomatos-new-advert-featuring-hrithik-roshan-heres-why
Pankow kritisiert dreistes Vorgehen. Gorillas will Privatparkplätze für Lieferräder auf Berlins Straßen
(30.08.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/bezirke/pankow-kritisiert-dreistes-vorgehen-gorillas-will-privatparkplaetze-fuer-lieferraeder-auf-berlins-strassen/27561728.html
![]()
Still from a Zomato ad with actor Hrithhik Roshan uploaded by Zomato on YouTube
Zomato Responds To Backlash Against Ads Featuring Hrithhik Roshan, Katrina Kaif. Zomato said the ads were conceptualised six month ago, which was “long before any social media chatter around gig worker payouts/working conditions.”
(31.08.21) ndtv
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/zomato-responds-to-backlash-against-ads-featuring-hrithik-roshan-katrina-kaif-2524429
Speedy grocery delivery firms are racing to survive
(01.09.21) Wired
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/grocery-delivery-apps-gorillas-getir
Delivery Drivers Wade Through Floods as New Yorkers Order Takeout during Storm Ida
(02.09.21) Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/delivery-drivers-storm-ida-flooding-new-york-city-1625345
A delivery man struggled through floodwaters. The man who filmed him wants to give him $1,700.
(02.09.21) New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/nyregion/ida-video-delivery-man.html
Take a look inside a dark store
(03.09.21) sifted.eu
https://sifted.eu/articles/inside-dark-store/
Express-Lieferdienst vor dem Arbeitsgericht - Gorilla Rider klagen gegen befristete Arbeitsverträge
(06.09.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/express-lieferdienst-vor-dem-arbeitsgericht-gorillas-rider-klagen-gegen-befristete-arbeitsvertraege/27586028.html
Bolt Food couriers in Kyiv protest their work conditions
(06.09.21) ain.ua
https://ain.ua/en/2021/09/06/bolt-food-couriers-protest-their-work-conditions/
Bolt delivery drivers strike in Ukraine after 50% wage cut
(07.09.21) solidaritycenter.org
https://www.solidaritycenter.org/bolt-delivery-drivers-strike-in-ukraine-after-50-wage-cut/
Ukraine’s Bolt Food strike highlights plight of gig economy workers
(10.09.21) emerging-europe.com
https://emerging-europe.com/news/ukraines-bolt-food-strike-highlights-plight-of-gig-economy-workers/
![]()
May 2021: Wolt couriers mobilise against changes to the company’s algorithm in Kazakhstan | Photo: Dmitriy Mazorenko
Revolt of the Delivery Workers. Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by cops. 65.000 strong, with only themselves to count on.
(13.09.21) The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/22667600/delivery-workers-seamless-uber-relay-new-york-electric-bikes-apps
Panic and uncertainty: What the race to reduce delivery times means for workers
(14.09.21)scroll.in
https://scroll.in/article/1004774/panic-and-uncertainty-what-the-race-to-reduce-delivery-times-means-for-workers
Food delivery app Efood faces customer backlash over workers rights
(17.09.21) ekathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1168101/food-delivery-app-efood-faces-customer-backlash-over-workers-rights/
Greek Delivery Giant Efood Faces Major Backlash Over Worker’s Rights
(17.09.21) Greek Reporter
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/17/greek-delivery-giant-efood-faces-major-backlash-over-workers-rights/
Efood: Der Brief löste eine heftige Reaktion bei den Kurieren und Kunden des Unternehmens aus
(18.09.21) Athen Nachrichten
https://de.rua.gr/2021/09/18/efood-der-brief-loeste-eine-heftige-reaktion-bei-den-kurieren-und-kunden-des-unternehmens-aus/
„We‘re all fighting the giant“ : Gig Workers around the world are finally organizing
(21.09.21) restoftheworld.org
https://restofworld.org/2021/gig-workers-around-the-world-are-finally-organizing/
Verhandlungen am Arbeitsgericht. 17 Fahrradkuriere klagen gegen Berliner Lieferdienst Gorillas
(21.09.21) Tagesspiegel
https://m.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/verhandlungen-am-arbeitsgericht-17-fahrradkuriere-klagen-gegen-berliner-lieferdienst-gorillas/27630048.html
Deliveroo France food delivery company to go on trial for ‘undeclared labour’
(21.09.21) RFI
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20210921-deliveroo-france-food-delivery-company-on-trial-for-undeclared-labour-gig-economy
Gig Economy: New York City delivery workers win rights to better tips, barhrooms and more
(23.09.21) The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/23/gig-economy-doordash-grubhub-food-delivery
Lieferdienst Gorillas und Flink: Gute Anlage für Investoren?
(24.09.21) FAZ
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/lieferdienst-gorillas-und-flink-gute-anlage-fuer-investoren-17553649.html
Cancel Efood: Delivery workers protest in Athens
(25.09.21) World Trending, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjuKaTswvT0
Exhausted delivery workers, “inert” restaurants: dissatisfaction grows against delivery apps
(27.09.21) Brasil de Fato
https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2021/09/27/exhausted-delivery-workers-inert-restaurants-dissatisfaction-grows-against-delivery-apps
Turkey’s biggest food delivery service Yemeksepeti violates workers’ right to unionize
(27.09.21) duvarenglish.com
https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkeys-biggest-food-delivery-service-yemeksepeti-violates-workers-right-to-unionize-news-58975
Uber, Lyft & Co. Umweltschädlicher und teurer für alle als persönliche Autos
(29.09.21) heise online
https://www.heise.de/news/Uber-Lyft-Co-umweltschaedlicher-und-teurer-fuer-alle-als-persoenliche-Autos-6204048.html
UK Uber drivers strike over accusations. The company is ignoring a Supreme Court ruling
(29.09.21) euronews.com
https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/29/uk-uber-drivers-strike-over-accusations-the-company-is-ignoring-a-supreme-court-ruling
Gorillas Streik im Bergmannkiez
(01.10.21) labournet.tv
https://de.labournet.tv/gorillas-streik-im-bergmannkiez
Immer wieder Streik bei Gorillas. Es wird nur schlimmer
(04.10.21) Berliner Zeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/berlin-immer-wieder-streik-bei-gorillas-es-wird-nur-schlimmer-li.186818
Streikbrecher bei Gorillas entpuppen sich als Chefs
(04.10.21) Tagesspiegel
https://checkpoint.tagesspiegel.de/telegramm/7zs43CyxONzgXS0nYOhQ6g#:~:text=Bei%20den%20%E2%80%9EGorillas%E2%80%9C%20sind%20zwei,Frenzel%20(hier%20zu%20sehen). (Paywall)
![]()
Striking Gorillas riders protest by using bicycles to block a warehouse in Berlin | Photo: Twitter/Gorillas Workers Collective
Gorillas-Fahrer: “Seht uns nicht als Nummern oder Maschinen“
(04.10.21) rbb 24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/10/berlin-gorillas-warenhaus-streik-arbeitsbedingungen-lieferdienst.html
Sie sollen nicht durchkommen - Streik bei Gorillas
(04.10.21) taz
https://taz.de/Streik-bei-Gorillas/!5801411/
Ex-Uber driver takes legal action over ‘racist’ face-recognition software
(05.10.21) The Guardian
https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/05/ex-uber-driver-takes-legal-action-over-racist-face-recognition-software?__twitter_impression=true
I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve
(05.10.21) novaramedia.com
https://novaramedia.com/2021/10/05/im-an-uber-driver-me-and-hundreds-of-others-are-going-on-strike-to-demand-the-rights-we-deserve/
Lieferdienst Gorillas kündigt streikenden Fahrern
(05.10.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/gorillas-lieferdienst-kuendigt-streikenden-fahrern-a-d0f77266-6346-4c25-808c-6ad0b51ca488
Start-up Gorillas entlässt streikende Fahrradkuriere
(05.10.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/arbeitskampf-in-berlin-eskaliert-start-up-gorillas-entlaesst-streikende-fahrradkuriere/27680518.html
Mit Krachdemo gegen Kündigungen
(06.10.21) Neues Deutschland
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1157366.wilde-streiks-bei-gorillas-mit-krachdemo-gegen-kuendigungen.html
Uber sued over ‚racist‘ facial recognition algorithm that locks out workers
(06.10.21) The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uber-sued-facial-recognition-algorithm-racist-b1933275.html
Wird Gorillas-Streik zum Präzedenzfall?
(06.10.21) Tagesschau
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/gorillas-rechtstreit-kuendigungen-streiks-101.html
Wie der Lieferdienst Gorillas ein Versprechen bricht
(06.10.21) Stern
https://www.stern.de/amp/wirtschaft/entlassungen–wie-der-lieferdienst–gorillas–ein-versprechen-bricht-30808052.html
Uber’s ‘racist’ facial recognition software is firing Black and Asian drivers, former driver claims
(06.10.21) euronews
https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/06/uber-s-racist-facial-recognition-software-is-firing-black-and-asian-drivers-former-driver-
„Schön, dass ihr kämpft – ihr seid gefeuert!“
(07.10.21) der Freitag
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/der-freitag/kagan-du-bist-gefeuert
A tiny tweak to Zomato’s algorithm led to lost delivery riders, stolen bikes and missed wages
(07.10.21) restofworld.org
https://restofworld.org/2021/how-a-small-change-to-zomatos-algorithm-created-havoc-for-delivery-riders/
Arbeitsrechtler erachten Gorillas-Kündigungen als unwirksam
(08.10.21) rbb24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/10/lieferservice-gorillas-kuendigungen-berlin-arbeitsrecht-streik.html
“Die Zusage des Gorillas-CEO könnte man durchaus als Selbstverpflichtung ansehen”
(08.10.21) rbb24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/10/lieferservice-gorillas-streik-kuendigungen-berlin-arbeitsrecht-roedl-interview.html
Gorillas delivery app fires hundreds of Berlin workers for strikes over pay and working conditions
(08.10.21) euronews
https://www.euronews.com/next/amp/2021/10/08/gorillas-delivery-app-fires-hundreds-of-berlin-workers-for-strikes-over-pay-and-working-co?
Gorillas delivery app fires hundreds of Berlin workers for strikes over pay and working conditions
(08.10.21) euronews
https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/08/gorillas-delivery-app-fires-hundreds-of-berlin-workers-for-strikes-over-pay-and-working-co
The growing pains of Gorillas, the flash delivery guy who got out of the ground in record time
(09.10.21) Netherlandnewslive.com
https://netherlandsnewslive.com/the-growing-pains-of-gorillas-the-flash-delivery-guy-who-got-out-of-the-ground-in-record-time/260170/
Gorillas Wilde Streiks und reihenweise Entlassungen beim Berliner Lieferdienst
(13.10.21) ZDF
https://youtu.be/BAzI8d6ZVh8
Lieferdienst: Ende der netten Worte
(13.10.21) Zeit
https://www.zeit.de/2021/42/lieferdienst-gorillas-fahrradkurriere-streik-betriebsrat-kuendigung?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Lieferdienst Gorillas - Delivery Hero steigt ein
(19.10.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/lieferdienst-gorillas-delivery-hero-steigt-ein-a-5071f99b-9d56-4b88-9265-0e4ccd96e170-amp?
Kapitalboost für Gorillas: Der Markt schert sich nicht um soziale Fragen
(19.10.21) Berliner Zeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/kapital-finanzierungsrunde-eine-milliarde-gorillas-kagan-suemer-workers-collective-delivery-hero-streik-li.189671
Lieferdienst Gorillas bekommt fast eine Milliarde von Investoren
(19.10.21) rbb 24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/10/berlin-delivery-hero-beteiligung-lieferdienst-gorillas-tencent.html
Immigrant workers pressing firms as pandemic recovery gives them leverage
(21.10.21) NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1046715689/immigrant-workers-pressing-firms-as-pandemic-recovery-gives-them-leverage?t=1636407857782
‘Like slaves’: Lebanon’s delivery riders struggle as crisis bites
(22.10.21) Thomas Reuters Foundation News
https://news.trust.org/item/20211022090230-us99t/
Lieferung in 10 Minuten! Ist das Modell von GORILLAS die Zukunft der Gig Economy?
(23.10.21) euronews
https://de.euronews.com/2021/10/23/modell-von-gorillas-die-zukunft-der-gig-economy
Lieferdienste: Millionenrendite auf Kosten der Fahrer:innen?
(28.10.21) WDR/Monitor
https://www1.wdr.de/daserste/monitor/sendungen/lieferdienste-108.html
The gig economy needs to change and the public knows it
(29.10.21) tribunemag
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/10/the-gig-economy-needs-to-change-and-the-public-knows-it
New York food delivery workers mobilize against attacks, theft
(01.11.21) enca.com
https://www.enca.com/news/new-york-food-delivery-workers-mobilize-against-attacks-theft
![]()
Gustavo Ajche helped form a group called Los Deliveristas Unidos in New York to advocate for better protections for delivery workers | Photo: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn/NPR
Ordering food on an app is easy. Delivering it could mean injury and theft
(03.11.21) NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/03/1051289009/nyc-delivery-workers-risk-safety-to-bring-dinner?t=1636577887179
Gig-working in England and Wales more than doubles in five years
(05.11.21) The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/nov/05/gig-working-in-england-and-wales-more-than-doubles-in-five-years
Delivery riders in China face exploitation as sector booms
(07.11.21) dailysabah.com (via AFP)
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/tech/delivery-riders-in-china-face-exploitation-as-sector-booms
Prozess gegen Gorilas Lieferdienst: Waren wilde Streiks doch legal?
(08.11.21) RND
https://www.rnd.de/wirtschaft/gorilla-prozess-waren-streiks-gegen-lieferdienst-erlaubt-oder-nicht-WDGKSEPVF5ERHEC5OXZEQNVYHQ.html
Gorillas verklagt Rider
(08.11.21) taz
https://taz.de/Umstrittener-Lieferdienst/!5813474/
Gorillas geht offenbar vor Gericht gegen Betriebsratswahl vor Einem Bericht zufolge möchte die Geschäftsführung die Wahl einer Beschäftigtenvertretung verhindern- Mit einem fragwürdigen Argument
(09.11.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/umstrittener-lieferdienst-aus-berlin-gorillas-geht-offenbar-vor-gericht-gegen-betriebsratswahl-vor/27783728.html
Flink auf Kosten der Angestellten?
(11.11.21) Regensburg-Digital
https://www.regensburg-digital.de/flink-auf-kosten-der-angestellten/11112021/
Umstrittener Lieferdienst: Gorillas will in Berlin Franchise-Modell einführen
(12.11.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/gorillas-will-in-berlin-franchise-modell-einfuehren-a-c8fde46a-0096-44b0-98ac-191ea63ebd9e
Gorillas machte ihn zum Millionär: In diese Startups hat Jörg Kattner nach seinem Ausstieg investiert
(13.11.21) Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/food/gorillas-joerg-kattner-investments-c/
What caused Hong Kong’s Foodpanda riders to go on strike? Long waiting times, pay cuts and order system among grievances
(16.01.21) South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3156153/what-caused-hong-kongs-foodpanda-riders-go-strike-long
![]()
Foodpanda workers demonstrate in Hong Kong | Photo: Candice Chau/Hong Kong Free Press
Hong Kong Police warn striking foodpanda workers to disperse or face possible force
(16.01.21) Hong Kong Free Press
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/16/hong-kong-police-warn-striking-foodpanda-workers-to-disperse-or-face-possible-force/
Qatar arrests ‘angry customer’ filmed attacking delivery driver
(16.11.21) Doha News
https://www.dohanews.co/qatar-arrests-angry-customer-filmed-attacking-delivery-driver/
Gorillas Beschäftigte dürfen Betriebsrat wählen
(17.11.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/berlin-gorillas-beschaeftigte-duerfen-betriebsrat-waehlen-a-009fa62f-859e-4cda-be33-a2ae000761e4
Profit auf dem Rücken der Fahrer
(18.11.21) Netzpolitik.org
https://netzpolitik.org/2021/lieferdienst-gorillas-profit-auf-dem-ruecken-der-fahrerinnen/
Lieferdienst Gorillas geht weiter gegen Betriebsratswahl vor
(20.11.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/eilverfahren-in-berlin-lieferdienst-gorillas-geht-weiter-gegen-betriebsratswahl-vor/27817864.html
Twitter:
@gigworkersrise
@GorillasWorkers
@Gorillascrisis1
@RidersRooVolt
@_drivers_united
@driverssf
@ccoocatalunya
@ADCUnion
@UPHD_IWGB
@NYTWA
@WoltWorkers
@workersjusticep
@gigworkersunite
@LWC_Berlin
@project_gig
@gigwc
@mobile_alliance
@RiderUnidosYaCl
@UniteRiders
@RidersCollecti1
@BAmazonUnion
@amazonlabor
@organizeAWAS
@theworkeragency
@wedriveprogress
(21.08.17) ABC
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-08-21/exploitation-or-visa-breach-the-choices-of-food-delivery-workers/8827744
Food delivery men say they are exploited
(18.06.18) groundup.org
https://www.groundup.org.za/article/food-delivery-men-say-theyre-exploited/
Zomato India driver sacked after eating customer’s takeaway
(11.12.18) BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-46522548
Zomato sacks delivery boy after viral video. Internet is feeling bad now
(11.12.18) India Today
https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/zomato-sacks-delivery-boy-after-viral-video-internet-is-feeling-bad-now-1407356-2018-12-11
India: Delivery Man Fired for Eating Food Now Getting Support on Social Media
(12.12.18) The Gazette
https://gazettereview.com/2018/12/india-delivery-man-fired-eating-food-now-getting-support-social-media/
Deliveroo ‘riders’ say they are deliberately targeted for violent attacks
(22.02.19) Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/deliveroo-riders-say-they-are-deliberately-targeted-for-violent-attacks-1.3802955
Glovo faces safety protests after delivery rider killed on job
(28.05.19) techcrunch.com
https://techcrunch.com/2019/05/28/glovo-faces-safety-protests-after-delivery-rider-killed-on-the-job/
Over 1000 delivery boys accuse Zomato of exploiting them
(17.06.19) Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/over-1k-delivery-boys-accuse-zomato-of-exploiting-them/articleshow/69817324.cms
Zomato loses fourth boy to crash in seven month
(22.11.19) Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/zomato-loses-fourth-boy-to-crash-in-7-months/articleshow/72175284.cms
Wolt and Glovo - innovation in bending labour rights
(30.09.19) masina.rs
https://www.masina.rs/eng/wolt-glovo-innovations-bending-labour-rights/
Deliveroo riders on strike in Bristol in January 2019 | Photo: Robert Timoney/Alamy Stock PhotoRiding for Deliveroo made me fight for the future of work
(04.11.19) Vice
https://www.vice.com/en/article/gyzn79/riding-for-deliveroo-made-me-fight-for-the-future-of-work
Food delivery drivers dance with death for Alibaba and Tencent
(06.12.19) Nikkei Asia
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Industry-in-focus/Food-delivery-drivers-dance-with-death-for-Alibaba-and-Tencent
Zomatos delivery guy’s smile goes viral, company makes him the face of its Twitter
(28.02.20) Business Insider India
https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/zomato-delivery-guys-smile-goes-viral-company-makes-him-the-face-of-its-twitter/articleshow/74386353.cms
Taking cues from China’s delivery companies: Zomato now shows body temperatures of delivery executives on app
(15.04.20) India Today
https://www.indiatoday.in/technology/news/story/zomato-now-shows-body-temperatures-of-delivery-executives-on-app-1667144-2020-04-15
Bird brained - Inside the electric scooter startup with big workplace problems
(23.04.20) The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/23/21231802/bird-electric-scooter-company-workplace-culture-layoffs
Today will be your last working day with Uber. Watch as choked up executive tells 3.500 rideshare employees they are being laid off effective immediately over a three-minute ZOOM call
(11.05.20) Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8301471/Watch-3-500-Uber-employees-told-laid-three-minute-ZOOM-call.html
Uber lays off 3,500 Employees over a Zoom call - The Way in which a company downsizes its staff days a lot about the organization
(13.05.20) Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jackkelly/2020/05/13/uber-lays-off-3500-employees-over-a-zoom-call-the-way-in-which-a-company-downsizes-its-staff-says-a-lot-about-the-organization/
Finland: How to unionize when your boss is an algorithm and you’re self- employed
(15.05.20) algorithmwatch.org
https://algorithmwatch.org/en/justice4couriers/
‘40 per cent drop overnight’: UberEats bicycle riders say algorithm change preferences motorbikes and cars
(29.06.20) News.com.au
https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/40-per-cent-drop-overnight-ubereats-bicycle-riders-say-algorithm-change-preferences-motorbikes-and-cars/news-story/ef3d3a0bc8ee9a7374616b5d2c4a67eb
Bumpy Ride: Why Brazil’s Delivery Workers Are Fed Up
(01.07.20) Americas Quarterly
https://www.americasquarterly.org/article/bumpy-ride-why-brazils-delivery-workers-are-fed-up/
Vilnius food delivery workers strike over unannounced rate cutes
(15.07.20) lrt.li
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1197612/vilnius-food-delivery-workers-strike-over-unannounced-rate-cuts
One of India’s biggest food delivery companies has introduced period leave
(11.08.20) CNN
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/08/10/business-india/zomato-india-period-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
India’s food delivery workers strike over drastic cuts in pay
(25.08.20) peoplesworld.org
https://www.peoplesworld.org/article/indias-food-delivery-workers-strike-over-drastic-cuts-in-pay/
Deliveroo Rider Thiago Osorio Cortes Killed In Hit and Run In Dublin
(02.09.20) Hot Press
https://www.hotpress.com/culture/deliveroo-rider-thiago-osorio-cortes-killed-in-hit-and-run-in-dublin-22826627
Thiago Cortes came to Ireland for ‘a better life’, fiancée says as she pleads for hit-and-run driver to ‘be brave and hand yourself in’
(03.09.20) Independent.ie
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/thiago-cortes-came-to-ireland-for-a-better-life-fiancee-says-as-she-pleads-for-hit-and-run-driver-to-be-brave-and-hand-yourself-in-39500042.html
‘My attackers were never caught… I hope Thiago gets justice’ - delivery driver on returning to work after brutal assault
(05.09.20) independent.ie
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/my-attackers-were-never-caught-i-hope-thiago-gets-justice-delivery-driver-on-returning-to-work-after-brutal-assault-39504890.html
Uber Eats in Italy investigated over alleged migrant worker exploitation
(13.10.20) The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/oct/13/uber-eats-in-italy-under-investigation-for-alleged-exploitation-of-migrant-workers
Deliveroo and Uber Eats takeaway riders rent jobs to illegal immigrants - Couriers have created a black market in which migrants can work without record checks
(06.11.20) Times
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/deliveroo-and-uber-eats-takeaway-riders-rent-jobs-to-illegal-immigrants-ml36gvp93
Delivery riders kneeling in grief for the loss of their work mates outside Uber Eats in Sydney | Sally McManus/TwitterAustralia’s delivery deaths: the riders who never made it and the families left behind
(20.11.20) The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/21/australias-delivery-deaths-the-riders-who-never-made-it-and-the-families-left-behind
With five food delivery riders killed in two months, Australia’s gig economy faces a reckoning
(27.11.20) The New Daily https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2020/11/26/ubereats-delivery-deaths-australia/
Zomato delivery boy killed as Mercedes rams into bike in Mumbai
(18.12.20) Times of India
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/.-killed/videos/city/mumbai/zomato-delivery-boy-killed-as-mercedes-rams-into-bike-in-mumbai/videoshow/79790743.cms?from=mdr
Why Being a Delivery Driver is More Dangerous Than Being a Cop
(08.01.21) Scapi Mag
https://scapimag.com/2021/01/08/the-thin-bread-line-why-being-a-delivery-driver-is-more-dangerous-than-being-a-cop/
Court Rules Deliveroo Used ‘Discriminatory’ Algorithm
(05.01.21) Vice
https://www.vice.com/en/article/7k9e4e/court-rules-deliveroo-used-discriminatory-algorithm
Food delivery riders stage a protest against the government restriction measures to curb the spread of coronavirus in Milan | Photo: Luca Bruno/Associated PressDeliveroo Rating Algorithm Was Unfair To Riders, Italian Court Rules
(05.01.21) Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jonathankeane/2021/01/05/italian-court-finds-deliveroo-rating-algorithm-was-unfair-to-riders/
A Court in Bologna issued an historic ruling in late December 2020: Frank, the algorithm used by Deliveroo, does not weed out discrimination
(07.01.21) rivistailmulino.it
https://www.rivistailmulino.it/news/newsitem/index/Item/News:NEWS_ITEM:5480
How China’s delivery apps putting riders at risk
(26.01.21) Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/63bf1817-91fc-4720-9d51-b79e6734d790
Union boss urges people not to use food courier services that are akin to ‘slave labour’
Malta’s two largest unions agree that Gig workers in the food courier service need to be protected at law from ‘slave labour’
(31.01.21) maltatoday.com
https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/news/xtra/107388/watch_union_boss_urges_people_not_to_use_food_courier_services_that_are_akin_to_slave_labour
Gardaí trying to defuse tensions between food delivery workers and local youths Patrols increase in Dublin’s inner city in hope of averting future violence
(02.02.21) Irish Times
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/garda%C3%AD-trying-to-defuse-tensions-between-food-delivery-workers-and-local-youths-1.4473355
Deliveroo seeks meeting with Gardaí after attacks on its cyclists in Dublin city centre
(03.02.21) The Journal
https://www.thejournal.ie/deliveroo-contacts-gardai-over-attacks-5341875-Feb2021/
Online food delivery deaths prompt calls for better worker’s compensation for gig economy workers
(09.02.21) abc
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-09/exclusive-uber-eats-dede-fredy-riders-deaths-families-speak-out/13118130?utm_campaign=abc_news_web&utm_content=link&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_source=abc_news_web
Berliner Radkuriere protestieren „Hört auf Essen zu bestellen!“ Lieferdienste erzielen bei Schnee und Lockdown Rekordumsätze. Deren Fahrer beklagen nun „menschenunwürdige Bedingungen“.
(11.02.21) taz
https://taz.de/Berliner-Radkuriere-protestieren/!5746305/
The rise of Uber Eats gang masters is tearing the gig economy apart “I cannot find the words to explain what he did to us. We were used. We were used in many ways”
(15.02.21) Wired
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/uber-eats-italy
Gig workers gather their own data to check the algorithm’s math
(24.02.21) Wired
https://www.wired.com/story/gig-workers-gather-data-check-algorithm-math/
Italy warns riders ‘treated like slaves’ by food delivery firms
(25.02.21) euronews
https://www.euronews.com/2021/02/25/italy-warns-riders-treated-like-slaves-by-food-delivery-firms
Why a takeout delivery man in China set himself on fire
(28.02.21) Los Angeles Times
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-02-08/why-takeout-delivery-man-china-set-himself-on-fire
Food delivery riders win back their jobs after striking deal with Hungry Panda
(15.03.21) abc News
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-03-16/hungry-panda-food-delivery-riders-win-back-their-jobs/13250216
How Amazon Crushes Unions
(16.03.21) New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/16/technology/amazon-unions-virginia.html
Amazon Drivers Must Give ‘Biometric Consent’ or Lose Job
(23.03.21) Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-ai-camera-driver-biometric-tracking-consent-deliver-packages-report-2021-3
How China’s food delivery apps push gig workers to strike. A new study confirms an obvious fact: It’s dehumanizing to be managed by an algorithm.
(24.03.21) restofworld.org
https://restofworld.org/2021/china-delivery-apps-strike-labor-meituan/
‘My Turn to get robbed’- Delivery workers are targets in the pandemic - Armed robbers are targeting delivery workers in New York, stealing the expensive electric bikes that are key to their livelihood.
(09.03.21) New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/09/nyregion/delivery-workers-robberies-nyc.html
Bolt Food couriers protesting in Tbilisi on 24 March 2021 | Photo: Shota Kincha/OC MediaBolt Food Couriers on strike in Tiblisi
(24.03.21) oc-media.org
https://oc-media.org/bolt-food-couriers-on-strike-in-tbilisi/
Striking Bolt Food Couriers Rally Over Wage Cuts, ‘Unfair’ Sacking
(25.03.21) Civil.ge
https://civil.ge/archives/408439
Amazon denies workers resort to urinating in bottles
(25.03.2021) Washington Post*
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/03/25/amazon-urine-bottle-twitter/
*Jeff Bezos purchased The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 Million.
Amazon Drivers Say Peeing in Bottles Is Common, ‘Inhumane’
(25.03.21) Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-drivers-say-peeing-in-bottles-common-despite-company-denials-2021-3
Amazon apologizes for lying about pee — and attempts to shift the blame
(03.04.21) The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2021/3/25/22350337/amazon-peeing-in-bottles-workers-exploitation-twitter-response-evidence
Food Delivery App Riders Take Action in China After Leader ‘Disappears’
(03.04.21) RFA
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/china/riders-03042021131132.html
How Amazon Tracks Workers, From Cameras to a Spy Agency
(05.04.2021) Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-amazon-monitors-employees-ai-cameras-union-surveillance-spy-agency-2021-4
Migrants in Latin America Have Turned to Delivery Gigs During the Pandemic. But Drivers Say They’re Facing Hostility and Mistreatment
(10.04.21) Time
https://time.com/5953683/delivery-drivers-latin-america-migrants/
The Amazon fulfillment warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama | Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty ImagesWhat Amazon Got Away With
(13.04.21) slate.com
https://slate.com/technology/2021/04/amazon-union-bessemer-anti-union-labor-law.html
Risks for South Africa’s food couriers surge during the pandemic
(14.04.21) Thomson Reuters Foundation
https://longreads.trust.org/item/South-Africa-delivery-drivers-risk-lives
How Amazon automatically tracks and fires warehouse workers for ‘productivity’
(25.04.21) The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2019/4/25/18516004/amazon-warehouse-fulfillment-centers-productivity-firing-terminations
Uber Eats get indigestion
(02.05.21) southafricanlabourbulletin.org
https://www.southafricanlabourbulletin.org.za/uber-eats-gets-indigestion/
Daten von 200.000 Gorillas-Kunden lagen ungeschützt im Netz
(07.05.21) rbb 24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/05/gorillas-startup-berlin-sicherheitsluecke-millionen-daten-bestellungen.html
An Amazon warehouse employee performs an automated “Mind & Body Moment” exercise as part of the company’s new Working Well initiative | Photo: AmazonAmazon gives workers new wellness program, but not extra time to participate Why fix a problem when you can slap on an (expensive) bandaid?
(17.05.21) mashable
https://mashable.com/article/amazon-employee-wellness-program
Too fast, too furious - Der Lieferdienst Gorillas soll Investoren viel Geld einfahren, die Beschäftigten organisieren sich
(18.05.21) akweb.de
https://www.akweb.de/politik/lieferdienst-gorillas-beschaeftigte-organisieren-sich/
Kazakhstan: Food couriers win concession with government help
(19.05.21) eurasianet.org
https://eurasianet.org/kazakhstan-food-couriers-win-concessions-with-government-help
Britain’s home office defends immigration checks on food delivery riders amid ‘racial profiling’ accusations
(20.05.21) Forbes
https://www.forbes.com/sites/chantaldasilva/2021/05/20/britains-home-office-defends-immigration-checks-on-fast-food-delivery-riders/
Lieferando : Neue Belege für Fahrerüberwachung
(21.05.21) Tagesschau
https://www.tagesschau.de/investigativ/br-recherche/ueberwachung-lieferando-101.html
Amazon’s AmaZen Kiosk (Quick Reupload)
(28.05.21) Namiki, YouTube
https://youtu.be/2X2yMDsQPDw
Father of tragic Deliveroo cyclist Thiago Cortes slams hit-and-run driver’s sentence
(03.06.21) Irish Mirror
https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/crime/father-tragic-deliveroo-cyclist-thiago-24183485
No more Probezeit – Wilder Streik bei Lieferdienst Gorillas in Berlin
(11.06.21) akweb.de
https://www.akweb.de/bewegung/no-more-probezeit-wilder-streik-bei-lieferdienst-gorillas-in-berlin/
„Er hat die Probleme nicht angesprochen“Erneute Proteste nach Rede von Gorillas-Chef Der Gorillas-Geschäftsführer Kağan Sümer sprach per Videokonferenz zu Hunderten Beschäftigten. Doch schon am Abend gab es erneut eine Blockadeaktion.
(12.06.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/er-hat-die-probleme-nicht-angesprochen-erneute-proteste-nach-rede-von-gorillas-chef/27279346.html
Gorilla Tactics : Berlin delivery riders take on a $1bn start-up
(13.06.21) Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/gorilla-tactics-berlin-delivery-riders-take-on-1b-startup-berlin-new-york-germany-delivery-hero-britain-b1864929.html
So fragil ist die neue Dienstboten-Ökonomie
(14.06.21) Welt
https://www.welt.de/wirtschaft/article231775253/Foodora-Gorillas-Lieferando-Darum-rechnet-sich-die-Idee-nicht.html
Food-delivery couriers exploit desperate migrants in France
(16.06.21) New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/16/business/uber-eats-deliveroo-glovo-migrants.html
Recherche: Angestellte des Lieferservice Gorillas berichten von zermürbenden Arbeitsbedingungen
(17.06.21) Vice
https://www.vice.com/de/article/5db5yb/arbeitskampf-bei-gorillas-ceo-kagan-sumer-zoom-call-streik
Konkurrenzkampf in der Lieferblase - Kurierdienste boomen seit der Coronakrise. Kapitalgeber stört es kaum, wenn die Unternehmen keine Gewinne erwirtschaften.
(18.06.21) Neues Deutschland
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1153462.gorillas-konkurrenzkampf-in-der-lieferblase.html
Food delivery driver’s death wasn’t recognised by Uber Eats and his family are still fighting for the insurance
(24.06.21) abc
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-06-25/background-briefing-uber-eats-delivery-drivers-death/100239920
Arbeitskampf bei Gorillas: Interne Meetings zeigen, wie verzweifelt der CEO mittlerweile ist
(28.06.21) Vice
https://www.vice.com/de/article/7kv89q/recherche-die-arbeitsbedingungen-beim-start-up-lieferservice-gorillas
„Bezahlt eure Beschäftigten“ Berliner Gorillas Kuriere diskutieren auf der Straße mit den Chefs
(28.06.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/bezahlt-eure-beschaeftigten-berliner-gorillas-kuriere-diskutieren-auf-der-strasse-mit-den-chefs/27371222.html
Amazon is reportedly using algorithms to fire Flex delivery drivers- It’s done with little human intervention and drivers often have no recourse.
(29.06.21) engadget.com
https://www.engadget.com/amazon-algorithms-fire-flex-delivery-drivers-055959081.html
Kazakhstani couriers are pushing back against the gig economy
(30.06.21) opendemocracy.net
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/odr/kazakhstani-couriers-are-pushing-back-against-gig-economy/
Radkuriere im Regen. Gorillas Fahrer streiken für wetterfeste Arbeitskleidung
(30.06.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/radkuriere-im-regen-gorillas-fahrer-streiken-fuer-wetterfeste-arbeitskleidung/27380342.html
Lieferdienst Gorillas fürchtet Großstreik
(02.07.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/gorillas-lieferdienst-fuerchtet-grossstreik-a-17dfe829-0002-0001-0000-000178206312
„Die digitale Sklaverei muß ein Ende haben“ - Was der Gorillas Arbeitskampf über die ganze Lieferdienst Branche verrät
(05.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/die-digitale-sklaverei-muss-ein-ende-haben-was-der-gorillas-arbeitskampf-ueber-die-ganze-lieferdienst-branche-verraet/27391000.html
Moment UberEats cyclist takes off his shoes and socks to wade through flooded street and deliver orders in Edinburgh
(05.07.21) Daily Mail
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9757625/Uber-Eats-cyclist-takes-shoes-wade-flooded-street-deliver-orders-Edinburgh.html
Kündigungen bei Gorillas lösen neue Proteste aus
(09.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berliner-express-lieferdienst-in-der-krise-kuendigungen-bei-gorillas-loesen-neue-proteste-aus/27408408.html
As Dubai food delivery booms, dangers and casualities mount
(13.07.21) Independent
https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-business-health-pakistan-coronavirus-pandemic-ca85c6959b8559183612e61ccd6bea53
Miese Arbeitsbedingungen bei Berliner Gorillas: Sind Flink und Getir die Guten?
(14.07.21) Berliner Zeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/miese-arbeitsbedingungen-bei-berliner-gorillas-sind-flink-und-getir-die-guten-li.170207
Zomato IPO: India food delivery ‘unicorn’ opens $1.2bn offering
(17.07.21) bbc news
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57831196
Berliner Lieferdienst in der Krise – Gorillas ein innovatives Start-Up? Das Gegenteil ist der Fall
(18.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/wirtschaft/berliner-lieferdienst-in-der-krise-gorillas-ein-innovatives-start-up-das-gegenteil-ist-der-fall/27431958.html
Bundesarbeitsminister besucht Berliner Lieferdienst – Hubertus Heil empfiehlt Gorillas einen Betriebsrat
(20.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/bundesabeitsminister-besucht-berliner-lieferdienst-hubertus-heil-empfiehlt-gorillas-einen-betriebsrat/27438718.html
Takeout couriers in China quietly strike ‘under the radar’
(20.07.21) Cornell Chronicle
https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2021/07/takeout-couriers-china-quietly-strike-under-radar
Berliner Lieferdienst in der Krise – Image von Gorillas leidet unter Arbeitskämpfen
(21.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/berliner-lieferdienst-in-der-krise-image-von-start-up-gorillas-leidet-unter-arbeitskaempfen/27441542.html
Verstösse gegen Arbeitsschutz. Berliner Senat leitet Bussgeldverfahren gegen Lieferdienst Gorillas ein
(31.07.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/verstoesse-gegen-arbeitsschutz-berliner-senat-leitet-bussgeldverfahren-gegen-lieferdienst-gorillas-ein/27471900.html
Why DoorDash Drivers Are On Strike
(31.07.21) NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/07/31/1023265561/why-doordash-drivers-are-on-strike?t=1635156016626
How migrant riders for the Gorillas delivery start-up are re-igniting the fight for labour rights in Germany
(02.08.21) gal-dem.com
https://gal-dem.com/gorillas-delivery-riders-strikes-berlin/
Gorillas – The new WeWork?
(02.08.21) sifted.eu
https://sifted.eu/articles/gorillas-wework/?is_rec=true&topic_id=583
‘Cold and Callous’ : The Uber Eats algorithm is automatically sacking hundreds of people
(04.08.21) The Big Issue
https://www.bigissue.com/news/employment/the-uber-eats-algorithm-is-automatically-sacking-hundreds-of-people/
Uber Eats driver Abiodun Ogunyemi was terminated after failing its facial recognition software and he’s not alone, unions say | Image: Abiodun Ogunyemi/The Big IssueCorona Ausbruch bei Gorillas in Prenzlauer Berg
(05.08.21) Berliner Morgenpost
https://www.morgenpost.de/bezirke/pankow/article232975723/Corona-Ausbruch-bei-Gorillas-in-Prenzlauer-Berg.html
Travis Kalanick is building a secretive dark kitchen empire in Europe
(06.08.21) sifted.eu
https://sifted.eu/articles/kalanick-dark-kitchens/
Yoga statt Arbeitsrechte
(07.08.21) Junge Welt
https://www.jungewelt.de/artikel/407997.besch%C3%A4ftigtenkampf-yoga-statt-arbeitsrechte.html
Lithuanian couriers protest pay changes by Wolt food delivery platform
(09.08.21) lrt.lt
https://www.lrt.lt/en/news-in-english/19/1465663/lithuanian-couriers-protest-pay-changes-by-wolt-food-delivery-platform
Unrest in Unicorn country
(13.08.21) Berliner Zeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/en/unrest-in-unicorn-country-li.177200
Food delivery firms under scrutiny as new Spain law kicks in
(12.08.21) Associated Press
https://apnews.com/article/europe-business-laws-spain-28905f0ebaabcbf1d4c84e9abd8f4678
Protest radikalisiert sich. Türschlösser von Gorillas Filialen in Berlin verklebt
(13.08.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/protest-radikalisiert-sich-tuerschloesser-von-gorillas-filialen-in-berlin-verklebt/27514660.html
Gorillas workers strike in Berlin-Mitte in support of terminated ex-coworker | Photo: AdoraPress/M. GolejewskiUnruhe im Einhornland: Wie die Gorillas sich aus der Prekarisierung ziehen
(13.08.21) berlinerzeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/gorillas-workers-collective-riderlife2-kagan-suemer-fairwork-uber-lieferando-foodpanda-gig-economy-protest-stefania-animento-alyanak-lieferdienst-li.175560?pid=true
(Paywall)
Proteste der Gorillas-Kuriere wirken: Arbeitsbedingungen werden zum Wettbewerbsfaktor
(13.08.21) Handelsblatt
https://www.handelsblatt.com/unternehmen/handel-konsumgueter/lieferdienste-proteste-der-gorillas-kuriere-wirken-arbeitsbedingungen-werden-zum-wettbewerbsfaktor/27515512.html
Boom von Fahrrad-Lieferdiensten. Auf Kosten anderer
(13.08.21) taz
https://taz.de/Boom-von-Fahrrad-Lieferdiensten/!5789413/
Legal, illegal – legitim – die andauernden „wilden“ Streiks beim Lieferdienst Gorillas haben die Diskussion um das Streikrecht neu entfacht
(17.08.21) akweb.de
https://www.akweb.de/bewegung/der-wilde-streik-beim-lieferdienst-gorillas-und-die-diskussion-ums-streikrecht/
Schwerer Abbiegeunfall in Kreuzberg LKW Fahrer rammt Radlieferanten am Mehringdamm
(18.08.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/polizei-justiz/schwerer-abbiegeunfall-in-kreuzberg-lkw-fahrer-rammt-radlieferanten-am-mehringdamm/27525692.html
Ehemaliger afghanischer Minister fährt in Leipzig Essen aus
(21.08.21) RND
https://www.rnd.de/politik/leipzig-afghanischer-ex-minister-faehrt-essen-fuer-lieferando-aus-6FF5IICXYBCW3JBKGPWPTE4HOE.html
Poor wages, punishing hours, and lack of labour rights make food delivery a thankless gig
(21.08.21) The Hindu
https://www.thehindu.com/society/poor-wages-punishing-hours-and-lack-of-labour-rights-make-food-delivery-a-thankless-gig/article36012013.ece
Arbeitskampf bei Gorillas „Ich bin ganz alleine und besetze Kreuzberg“
(24.08.21) Süddeutsche
https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/gorillas-lieferando-lieferdienste-lebensmittel-investoren-1.5390049?reduced=true Alternativlink: https://kontrapolis.info/4692/
The afghan minister who became bicycle courier in Germany
(26.08.21) Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/afghan-minister-who-became-bicycle-courier-germany-2021-08-26/
Lieferdienste wie Gorillas gefährden das Miteinander
(26.08.21) jetzt.de
https://www.jetzt.de/meine-theorie/lieferdienste-wie-gorillas-gefaehrden-das-miteinander
Twitter Can’t Stand Zomato’s New Advert Featuring Hrithik Roshan
(27.08.21) mashable.com
https://in.mashable.com/culture/24369/twitter-cant-stand-zomatos-new-advert-featuring-hrithik-roshan-heres-why
Pankow kritisiert dreistes Vorgehen. Gorillas will Privatparkplätze für Lieferräder auf Berlins Straßen
(30.08.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/bezirke/pankow-kritisiert-dreistes-vorgehen-gorillas-will-privatparkplaetze-fuer-lieferraeder-auf-berlins-strassen/27561728.html
Still from a Zomato ad with actor Hrithhik Roshan uploaded by Zomato on YouTube
Zomato Responds To Backlash Against Ads Featuring Hrithhik Roshan, Katrina Kaif. Zomato said the ads were conceptualised six month ago, which was “long before any social media chatter around gig worker payouts/working conditions.”
(31.08.21) ndtv
https://www.ndtv.com/offbeat/zomato-responds-to-backlash-against-ads-featuring-hrithik-roshan-katrina-kaif-2524429
Speedy grocery delivery firms are racing to survive
(01.09.21) Wired
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/grocery-delivery-apps-gorillas-getir
Delivery Drivers Wade Through Floods as New Yorkers Order Takeout during Storm Ida
(02.09.21) Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/delivery-drivers-storm-ida-flooding-new-york-city-1625345
A delivery man struggled through floodwaters. The man who filmed him wants to give him $1,700.
(02.09.21) New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/02/nyregion/ida-video-delivery-man.html
Take a look inside a dark store
(03.09.21) sifted.eu
https://sifted.eu/articles/inside-dark-store/
Express-Lieferdienst vor dem Arbeitsgericht - Gorilla Rider klagen gegen befristete Arbeitsverträge
(06.09.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/express-lieferdienst-vor-dem-arbeitsgericht-gorillas-rider-klagen-gegen-befristete-arbeitsvertraege/27586028.html
Bolt Food couriers in Kyiv protest their work conditions
(06.09.21) ain.ua
https://ain.ua/en/2021/09/06/bolt-food-couriers-protest-their-work-conditions/
Bolt delivery drivers strike in Ukraine after 50% wage cut
(07.09.21) solidaritycenter.org
https://www.solidaritycenter.org/bolt-delivery-drivers-strike-in-ukraine-after-50-wage-cut/
Ukraine’s Bolt Food strike highlights plight of gig economy workers
(10.09.21) emerging-europe.com
https://emerging-europe.com/news/ukraines-bolt-food-strike-highlights-plight-of-gig-economy-workers/
May 2021: Wolt couriers mobilise against changes to the company’s algorithm in Kazakhstan | Photo: Dmitriy MazorenkoRevolt of the Delivery Workers. Exploited by apps. Attacked by thieves. Unprotected by cops. 65.000 strong, with only themselves to count on.
(13.09.21) The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/22667600/delivery-workers-seamless-uber-relay-new-york-electric-bikes-apps
Panic and uncertainty: What the race to reduce delivery times means for workers
(14.09.21)scroll.in
https://scroll.in/article/1004774/panic-and-uncertainty-what-the-race-to-reduce-delivery-times-means-for-workers
Food delivery app Efood faces customer backlash over workers rights
(17.09.21) ekathimerini.com
https://www.ekathimerini.com/news/1168101/food-delivery-app-efood-faces-customer-backlash-over-workers-rights/
Greek Delivery Giant Efood Faces Major Backlash Over Worker’s Rights
(17.09.21) Greek Reporter
https://greekreporter.com/2021/09/17/greek-delivery-giant-efood-faces-major-backlash-over-workers-rights/
Efood: Der Brief löste eine heftige Reaktion bei den Kurieren und Kunden des Unternehmens aus
(18.09.21) Athen Nachrichten
https://de.rua.gr/2021/09/18/efood-der-brief-loeste-eine-heftige-reaktion-bei-den-kurieren-und-kunden-des-unternehmens-aus/
„We‘re all fighting the giant“ : Gig Workers around the world are finally organizing
(21.09.21) restoftheworld.org
https://restofworld.org/2021/gig-workers-around-the-world-are-finally-organizing/
Verhandlungen am Arbeitsgericht. 17 Fahrradkuriere klagen gegen Berliner Lieferdienst Gorillas
(21.09.21) Tagesspiegel
https://m.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/verhandlungen-am-arbeitsgericht-17-fahrradkuriere-klagen-gegen-berliner-lieferdienst-gorillas/27630048.html
Deliveroo France food delivery company to go on trial for ‘undeclared labour’
(21.09.21) RFI
https://www.rfi.fr/en/france/20210921-deliveroo-france-food-delivery-company-on-trial-for-undeclared-labour-gig-economy
Gig Economy: New York City delivery workers win rights to better tips, barhrooms and more
(23.09.21) The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/sep/23/gig-economy-doordash-grubhub-food-delivery
Lieferdienst Gorillas und Flink: Gute Anlage für Investoren?
(24.09.21) FAZ
https://www.faz.net/aktuell/wirtschaft/unternehmen/lieferdienst-gorillas-und-flink-gute-anlage-fuer-investoren-17553649.html
Cancel Efood: Delivery workers protest in Athens
(25.09.21) World Trending, YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjuKaTswvT0
Exhausted delivery workers, “inert” restaurants: dissatisfaction grows against delivery apps
(27.09.21) Brasil de Fato
https://www.brasildefato.com.br/2021/09/27/exhausted-delivery-workers-inert-restaurants-dissatisfaction-grows-against-delivery-apps
Turkey’s biggest food delivery service Yemeksepeti violates workers’ right to unionize
(27.09.21) duvarenglish.com
https://www.duvarenglish.com/turkeys-biggest-food-delivery-service-yemeksepeti-violates-workers-right-to-unionize-news-58975
Uber, Lyft & Co. Umweltschädlicher und teurer für alle als persönliche Autos
(29.09.21) heise online
https://www.heise.de/news/Uber-Lyft-Co-umweltschaedlicher-und-teurer-fuer-alle-als-persoenliche-Autos-6204048.html
UK Uber drivers strike over accusations. The company is ignoring a Supreme Court ruling
(29.09.21) euronews.com
https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/09/29/uk-uber-drivers-strike-over-accusations-the-company-is-ignoring-a-supreme-court-ruling
Gorillas Streik im Bergmannkiez
(01.10.21) labournet.tv
https://de.labournet.tv/gorillas-streik-im-bergmannkiez
Immer wieder Streik bei Gorillas. Es wird nur schlimmer
(04.10.21) Berliner Zeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/mensch-metropole/berlin-immer-wieder-streik-bei-gorillas-es-wird-nur-schlimmer-li.186818
Streikbrecher bei Gorillas entpuppen sich als Chefs
(04.10.21) Tagesspiegel
https://checkpoint.tagesspiegel.de/telegramm/7zs43CyxONzgXS0nYOhQ6g#:~:text=Bei%20den%20%E2%80%9EGorillas%E2%80%9C%20sind%20zwei,Frenzel%20(hier%20zu%20sehen). (Paywall)
Striking Gorillas riders protest by using bicycles to block a warehouse in Berlin | Photo: Twitter/Gorillas Workers CollectiveGorillas-Fahrer: “Seht uns nicht als Nummern oder Maschinen“
(04.10.21) rbb 24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/10/berlin-gorillas-warenhaus-streik-arbeitsbedingungen-lieferdienst.html
Sie sollen nicht durchkommen - Streik bei Gorillas
(04.10.21) taz
https://taz.de/Streik-bei-Gorillas/!5801411/
Ex-Uber driver takes legal action over ‘racist’ face-recognition software
(05.10.21) The Guardian
https://amp.theguardian.com/technology/2021/oct/05/ex-uber-driver-takes-legal-action-over-racist-face-recognition-software?__twitter_impression=true
I’m an Uber Driver. Me and Hundreds of Others Are Going on Strike to Demand the Rights We Deserve
(05.10.21) novaramedia.com
https://novaramedia.com/2021/10/05/im-an-uber-driver-me-and-hundreds-of-others-are-going-on-strike-to-demand-the-rights-we-deserve/
Lieferdienst Gorillas kündigt streikenden Fahrern
(05.10.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/gorillas-lieferdienst-kuendigt-streikenden-fahrern-a-d0f77266-6346-4c25-808c-6ad0b51ca488
Start-up Gorillas entlässt streikende Fahrradkuriere
(05.10.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/arbeitskampf-in-berlin-eskaliert-start-up-gorillas-entlaesst-streikende-fahrradkuriere/27680518.html
Mit Krachdemo gegen Kündigungen
(06.10.21) Neues Deutschland
https://www.nd-aktuell.de/artikel/1157366.wilde-streiks-bei-gorillas-mit-krachdemo-gegen-kuendigungen.html
Uber sued over ‚racist‘ facial recognition algorithm that locks out workers
(06.10.21) The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/uber-sued-facial-recognition-algorithm-racist-b1933275.html
Wird Gorillas-Streik zum Präzedenzfall?
(06.10.21) Tagesschau
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/gorillas-rechtstreit-kuendigungen-streiks-101.html
Wie der Lieferdienst Gorillas ein Versprechen bricht
(06.10.21) Stern
https://www.stern.de/amp/wirtschaft/entlassungen–wie-der-lieferdienst–gorillas–ein-versprechen-bricht-30808052.html
Uber’s ‘racist’ facial recognition software is firing Black and Asian drivers, former driver claims
(06.10.21) euronews
https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/06/uber-s-racist-facial-recognition-software-is-firing-black-and-asian-drivers-former-driver-
„Schön, dass ihr kämpft – ihr seid gefeuert!“
(07.10.21) der Freitag
https://www.freitag.de/autoren/der-freitag/kagan-du-bist-gefeuert
A tiny tweak to Zomato’s algorithm led to lost delivery riders, stolen bikes and missed wages
(07.10.21) restofworld.org
https://restofworld.org/2021/how-a-small-change-to-zomatos-algorithm-created-havoc-for-delivery-riders/
Arbeitsrechtler erachten Gorillas-Kündigungen als unwirksam
(08.10.21) rbb24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/10/lieferservice-gorillas-kuendigungen-berlin-arbeitsrecht-streik.html
“Die Zusage des Gorillas-CEO könnte man durchaus als Selbstverpflichtung ansehen”
(08.10.21) rbb24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/10/lieferservice-gorillas-streik-kuendigungen-berlin-arbeitsrecht-roedl-interview.html
Gorillas delivery app fires hundreds of Berlin workers for strikes over pay and working conditions
(08.10.21) euronews
https://www.euronews.com/next/amp/2021/10/08/gorillas-delivery-app-fires-hundreds-of-berlin-workers-for-strikes-over-pay-and-working-co?
Gorillas delivery app fires hundreds of Berlin workers for strikes over pay and working conditions
(08.10.21) euronews
https://www.euronews.com/next/2021/10/08/gorillas-delivery-app-fires-hundreds-of-berlin-workers-for-strikes-over-pay-and-working-co
The growing pains of Gorillas, the flash delivery guy who got out of the ground in record time
(09.10.21) Netherlandnewslive.com
https://netherlandsnewslive.com/the-growing-pains-of-gorillas-the-flash-delivery-guy-who-got-out-of-the-ground-in-record-time/260170/
Gorillas Wilde Streiks und reihenweise Entlassungen beim Berliner Lieferdienst
(13.10.21) ZDF
https://youtu.be/BAzI8d6ZVh8
Lieferdienst: Ende der netten Worte
(13.10.21) Zeit
https://www.zeit.de/2021/42/lieferdienst-gorillas-fahrradkurriere-streik-betriebsrat-kuendigung?utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F
Lieferdienst Gorillas - Delivery Hero steigt ein
(19.10.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/lieferdienst-gorillas-delivery-hero-steigt-ein-a-5071f99b-9d56-4b88-9265-0e4ccd96e170-amp?
Kapitalboost für Gorillas: Der Markt schert sich nicht um soziale Fragen
(19.10.21) Berliner Zeitung
https://www.berliner-zeitung.de/wirtschaft-verantwortung/kapital-finanzierungsrunde-eine-milliarde-gorillas-kagan-suemer-workers-collective-delivery-hero-streik-li.189671
Lieferdienst Gorillas bekommt fast eine Milliarde von Investoren
(19.10.21) rbb 24
https://www.rbb24.de/wirtschaft/beitrag/2021/10/berlin-delivery-hero-beteiligung-lieferdienst-gorillas-tencent.html
Immigrant workers pressing firms as pandemic recovery gives them leverage
(21.10.21) NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/10/21/1046715689/immigrant-workers-pressing-firms-as-pandemic-recovery-gives-them-leverage?t=1636407857782
‘Like slaves’: Lebanon’s delivery riders struggle as crisis bites
(22.10.21) Thomas Reuters Foundation News
https://news.trust.org/item/20211022090230-us99t/
Lieferung in 10 Minuten! Ist das Modell von GORILLAS die Zukunft der Gig Economy?
(23.10.21) euronews
https://de.euronews.com/2021/10/23/modell-von-gorillas-die-zukunft-der-gig-economy
Lieferdienste: Millionenrendite auf Kosten der Fahrer:innen?
(28.10.21) WDR/Monitor
https://www1.wdr.de/daserste/monitor/sendungen/lieferdienste-108.html
The gig economy needs to change and the public knows it
(29.10.21) tribunemag
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2021/10/the-gig-economy-needs-to-change-and-the-public-knows-it
New York food delivery workers mobilize against attacks, theft
(01.11.21) enca.com
https://www.enca.com/news/new-york-food-delivery-workers-mobilize-against-attacks-theft
Gustavo Ajche helped form a group called Los Deliveristas Unidos in New York to advocate for better protections for delivery workers | Photo: Laylah Amatullah Barrayn/NPR
Ordering food on an app is easy. Delivering it could mean injury and theft
(03.11.21) NPR
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/03/1051289009/nyc-delivery-workers-risk-safety-to-bring-dinner?t=1636577887179
Gig-working in England and Wales more than doubles in five years
(05.11.21) The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/nov/05/gig-working-in-england-and-wales-more-than-doubles-in-five-years
Delivery riders in China face exploitation as sector booms
(07.11.21) dailysabah.com (via AFP)
https://www.dailysabah.com/business/tech/delivery-riders-in-china-face-exploitation-as-sector-booms
Prozess gegen Gorilas Lieferdienst: Waren wilde Streiks doch legal?
(08.11.21) RND
https://www.rnd.de/wirtschaft/gorilla-prozess-waren-streiks-gegen-lieferdienst-erlaubt-oder-nicht-WDGKSEPVF5ERHEC5OXZEQNVYHQ.html
Gorillas verklagt Rider
(08.11.21) taz
https://taz.de/Umstrittener-Lieferdienst/!5813474/
Gorillas geht offenbar vor Gericht gegen Betriebsratswahl vor Einem Bericht zufolge möchte die Geschäftsführung die Wahl einer Beschäftigtenvertretung verhindern- Mit einem fragwürdigen Argument
(09.11.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/umstrittener-lieferdienst-aus-berlin-gorillas-geht-offenbar-vor-gericht-gegen-betriebsratswahl-vor/27783728.html
Flink auf Kosten der Angestellten?
(11.11.21) Regensburg-Digital
https://www.regensburg-digital.de/flink-auf-kosten-der-angestellten/11112021/
Umstrittener Lieferdienst: Gorillas will in Berlin Franchise-Modell einführen
(12.11.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/gorillas-will-in-berlin-franchise-modell-einfuehren-a-c8fde46a-0096-44b0-98ac-191ea63ebd9e
Gorillas machte ihn zum Millionär: In diese Startups hat Jörg Kattner nach seinem Ausstieg investiert
(13.11.21) Business Insider
https://www.businessinsider.de/gruenderszene/food/gorillas-joerg-kattner-investments-c/
What caused Hong Kong’s Foodpanda riders to go on strike? Long waiting times, pay cuts and order system among grievances
(16.01.21) South China Morning Post
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3156153/what-caused-hong-kongs-foodpanda-riders-go-strike-long
Foodpanda workers demonstrate in Hong Kong | Photo: Candice Chau/Hong Kong Free PressHong Kong Police warn striking foodpanda workers to disperse or face possible force
(16.01.21) Hong Kong Free Press
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/11/16/hong-kong-police-warn-striking-foodpanda-workers-to-disperse-or-face-possible-force/
Qatar arrests ‘angry customer’ filmed attacking delivery driver
(16.11.21) Doha News
https://www.dohanews.co/qatar-arrests-angry-customer-filmed-attacking-delivery-driver/
Gorillas Beschäftigte dürfen Betriebsrat wählen
(17.11.21) Der Spiegel
https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/berlin-gorillas-beschaeftigte-duerfen-betriebsrat-waehlen-a-009fa62f-859e-4cda-be33-a2ae000761e4
Profit auf dem Rücken der Fahrer
(18.11.21) Netzpolitik.org
https://netzpolitik.org/2021/lieferdienst-gorillas-profit-auf-dem-ruecken-der-fahrerinnen/
Lieferdienst Gorillas geht weiter gegen Betriebsratswahl vor
(20.11.21) Tagesspiegel
https://www.tagesspiegel.de/berlin/eilverfahren-in-berlin-lieferdienst-gorillas-geht-weiter-gegen-betriebsratswahl-vor/27817864.html
Twitter:
@gigworkersrise
@GorillasWorkers
@Gorillascrisis1
@RidersRooVolt
@_drivers_united
@driverssf
@ccoocatalunya
@ADCUnion
@UPHD_IWGB
@NYTWA
@WoltWorkers
@workersjusticep
@gigworkersunite
@LWC_Berlin
@project_gig
@gigwc
@mobile_alliance
@RiderUnidosYaCl
@UniteRiders
@RidersCollecti1
@BAmazonUnion
@amazonlabor
@organizeAWAS
@theworkeragency
@wedriveprogress