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APP-BASED food delivery couriers boycotted an east London restaurant today after being denied safe, sheltered waiting areas and access to toilets.
The mostly migrant workers, whose action was organised by the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB), are forced to wait outside in all weathers behind the Wingstop Restaurant in Ashwin Street, Dalston, where they have faced parking fines and police harassment since Hackney council asked them to move away last summer, according to the union.
This has resulted in a breakdown of communication between couriers and restaurant staff, exacerbating delays, IWGB said, adding that because couriers are not paid for waiting times, the delays have also caused them to lose income.
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