Question 11211 — work

Summary

Ms. Pascale Fontenel-Personne draws the attention of the Minister of Labor to the workers of Uberized delivery platforms on strike from July 8 to 15, 2018. She draws her attention to the situation of bicycle delivery workers on digital platforms. In 2017, 2,500 delivery people were registered with one platform, 2,000 with another. They are part of everyday life and decided to go on strike last week, sacrificing one of the weeks most profitable of the year to raise a cry of alarm. At the top of the demands: “to be recognized, well paid and have security”. At the origin of the mobilization, the Collective of Autonomous Parisian Delivery Drivers (CLAP) which called on delivery men to speak out against their working conditions. For several months, their remuneration has decreased and delivery distances have increased. The platforms continue to recruit but the awarding of orders is proving increasingly uncertain, which further contributes to the precariousness of their living conditions. These are the very words of these workers who demand better recognition of their work: a minimum hourly rate guaranteed by the contract, taking into account arduousness via various bonuses (rain, weekend, night, etc.), working hours and guaranteed activity. Indeed, since August 2017, they are no longer paid by the hour with a travel bonus but paid by the journey. Today, they can count on 3.50 to 5.30 euros gross per race depending on the platform. And although they strongly resemble employees with a subordinate relationship to their employer, these delivery people do indeed have the status of self-employed. The platform with which it is associated therefore does not pay contributions social and employer. No paid leave, unemployment rights or health or retirement coverage but above all no guarantee of work. In addition, unionization is difficult since they are completely individualized in their relationship with the platform. This situation led to the adoption of an amendment from Mr. Aurélien Taché as part of the examination of the “professional future” bill. This amendment encourages companies to draft a “social charter” which must define the “rights and obligations” of the platform and the workers and be validated by the Ministry of Labor. On the other hand, this charter cannot “characterize the existence of a link of legal subordination between the platform and the worker”, which rules out a reclassification of workers as employees. This is progress that must be welcomed, but it is not enough. This charter has no obligatory nature and above all dialogue is only provided between the platforms and the Government. For them, it is above all a question of dignity that deserves to be asked. Especially since this new category of worker is set to develop in the years to come. She asks him, within the framework of the vast modernization of the French social model undertaken by the Government, what are his intentions concerning this situation.

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