People in Ontario who drive or deliver for apps such as Uber, Lyft and Skip the Dishes are calling on Premier Doug Ford’s government to grant them basic workers’ rights by classifying them as employees.
It’s an issue that directly affects hundreds of thousands of people who work in the province’s gig economy, and could have implications for all workers across Ontario and in other provinces.
Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake and there are clear signs that some sort of action is imminent:
Industry sources tell CBC News they expect the Ford government will soon reveal new measures regarding wages
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