The MPT (Ministry of Labor) filed four actions this Monday (8) against Uber, 99, Lalamove and Rappi for fraud in labor relations.
The agency argues that there is an employment relationship between companies and drivers, who are now considered to be self-employed.
The MPT wants the courts to recognize the relationship and that companies guarantee labor, insurance and social security rights to drivers. It also requests better health and safety conditions for professionals, in addition to compensation for collective moral damage.
Other transport and delivery platforms may enter the MPT’s crosshairs, which has more than 600 civil inquiries in progress about irregularities in contracting ties.
Amobitec, an association that brings together mobility applications, says that drivers and delivery workers act independently and without labor subordination to the platforms. According to the entity, contrary to the action proposed by the MPT, the vast majority of professionals do not want to have a link with a platform.
“The activity of the partners through the platforms is based on flexibility and autonomy, allowing complete freedom in choosing the days, hours and forms of work, without imposing shifts or minimum workload, ensuring their free entry and exit at any time, thus as acting in different applications”, says Amobitec in a note.
The organization highlights previous decisions of the Superior Labor Court and the Superior Court of Justice, which stated that application drivers are self-employed professionals, with no employment relationship with the platforms.
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