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I spent two weeks delivering for Uber Eats and made $4.40 per hour

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383 points imartin2k | 6 comments | 13 May 17 10:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.363s | source | bottom
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arekkas ◴[13 May 17 11:05 UTC] No.14330355[source]▶
Time and time again, Uber has shown that undercutting their competitors in pricing is not done through smart technology or better business models, but by avoiding regulations and getting away with inhumane wages.
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jerguismi ◴[13 May 17 11:26 UTC] No.14330414[source]▶
However has to be said that uber eats is not their core business. I've heard about it before but never used it. They should probably leave that business to others.
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1. guilamu ◴[13 May 17 12:00 UTC] No.14330504[source]▶
This doesn't change a thing to the point which is that they are basically doing human slavery at 4 bucks an hour.
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2. RobertoG ◴[13 May 17 12:07 UTC] No.14330529[source]▶
Is Uber the real problem?

I mean, how is it that, in one of the richest countries in the world(1), in the more abundant period of human history, there are people that have to accept those conditions?

(1) and, supposedly, one of the more socialist also!

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3. ◴[13 May 17 12:23 UTC] No.14330596[source]▶
4. kpil ◴[13 May 17 12:32 UTC] No.14330632[source]▶
It could be anything from 10.000 to 500.000 unregistered illegal immigrants in Sweden right now. Possibly even more.

The government reports 20.000 people are 'missing' but that does not include those that never registered.

The legal status of the terrorist that was caught highlighted the fact that there is next to no control, but nothing seems to be done.

All those people need to work in some way or another.

5. stapled_socks ◴[13 May 17 12:54 UTC] No.14330708[source]▶
Ironically, parts of the employee protection in Sweden is based on semi voluntary deals between unions and employers. There is no law for minimum wage, for example.
6. driverdan ◴[13 May 17 14:06 UTC] No.14331030[source]▶
Stop the hyperbole. Your statement is insulting to all the victims of slavery and human trafficking.