The federal government is setting up a committee involving workers’ representatives, policymakers, and companies to discuss a proposal for regulating the gig economy in Brazil — especially in the logistics and mobility sector.
The idea is to acknowledge the often informal nature of the roles played by these workers on digital platforms, and to demand that companies meet a minimum set of financial and social obligations towards them. Easier said than done, as corporate lobbying and the tangle of decrees issued by Brazilian cities to regulate apps have created a series of legal pitfalls to carry the task forward.
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