BC's new labour standards for gig workers don't go far enough

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English - January 14, 2024 20:41 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratings
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There are more than 40,000 ride-hail and food-delivery workers in BC. The province brought in new proposed labour standards in November but Véronique Sioufi says they don’t go far enough, leading to entrenched racism in the sector. Véronique Sioufi is the CCPA-BC’s researcher for racial and socio-economic equity.