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As China's delivery startups use algorithms to force drivers to work faster, couriers are gaming the system and forming unofficial unions on WeChat and Douyin

Masha Borak / Wired : Tweets: @wiredscience and @wired Tweets: @wiredscience : Food delivery drivers are using platforms' data-powered systems, mass WeChat groups, and unofficial unions to fight unfair conditions. https://www.wired.com/... @wired : Although China bans independent unions and labor strikes, that hasn't stopped gig workers from organizing unofficially. https://www.wired.com/...

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    Food delivery drivers are using platforms' data-powered systems, mass WeChat groups, and unofficial unions to fight unfair conditions. https://www.wired.com/...
  • @wired @wired on x
    Although China bans independent unions and labor strikes, that hasn't stopped gig workers from organizing unofficially. https://www.wired.com/...