

These platforms are in the ride-hailing and food delivery sectors and were rated as per the five Fairwork principles. Although platform work is a fast-growing and important source of livelihood for Uganda’s young population, Fairwork’s research shows that most platforms did not evidence that they had guarantees for fair working conditions for their workers. Out of the twelve platforms, only Glovo scored points this year. All the other eleven platforms did not score any points due to a lack of evidence that they met the principles’ thresholds.
While platforms often prioritise the customer experience, we need to see them enabling fair working conditions for all workers. We invite platforms and stakeholders to engage with us to build a fairer ecosystem for location-based platform workers in Uganda.
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 06 February 2024
In August 2023, Fairwork published a report rating 12 ride-hailing and food delivery companies’ performances against five standards of fair work: fair pay, fair conditions, fair contracts, fair management, and fair representation. The report shows mo
Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 06 February 2024
Fairwork's new report shows most platforms did not evidence that they could guarantee fair working conditions.
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