BKC Affiliate Mariel García–Montes comments on Nippy, the startup that offers gig workers services, like bathroom access, in exchange for their data.
“Workers delivering food and goods through apps have been failed by the tech ecosystem, the vendors, the end users, and the social security systems,” García-Montes said. “It’s really interesting that a Latin American startup broke the mold by creating spaces where workers can take breaks, or even just use a restroom because everybody else failed to provide these basic work rights.”
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