The Campaign
"#truthrights" is a public campaign that seeks to inform and raise awareness in society about the main issues surrounding work on digital platforms, the working conditions to which thousands of workers are subjected and the importance of protecting fundamental rights to guarantee decent and regulated work for current and future generations.
The "#rightsandtruth" campaign is one of the initiatives developed as part of the project "Labor, technology and social impacts: the advent of industry 4.0", currently being carried out by the Campinas MPT. The campaign is based on national and international scientific research, public statistics and court decisions from European Union courts.
Social importance
Work on digital platforms and its large-scale implications for the fundamental rights of fundamental rights of thousands of workers, for society as a whole and for environmental protection has crossed borders and become a global issue.
This new way of organizing, controlling and managing the work of millions of workers is at the center of public debates in several countries, including Brazil.
Researchers, labour rights bodies, workers' organizations, legislators, courts, governments, international organizations, etc. have paid special attention to platform work.
IBGE data from 2022 showed that at least 1.5 million people worked on digital platforms.
This public statistic confirmed what a large number of scientific studies had already pointed out about the precarious conditions in which work on platforms takes place in Brazil and the huge number of workers involved.
In this context of intense job insecurity on digital platforms, the issue of protecting workers' rights in order to guarantee decent and regulated work takes center stage.
Protecting fundamental labor rights is in line with Sustainable Development Goal No. 8 of the UN 2030 Agenda, the ILO Declaration of Fundamental Principles of Labor and ILO Recommendation No. 198 on Labor Relations.
It is important to emphasize that Sustainable Development Goal No. 8 expresses the importance of protecting fundamental labor rights as one of the pillars for decent and regulated work.
Maycon and Exhausting Journeys
Deliverers for digital platforms like Maycon face working 12-hour days, with no time for rest. The long working hours are associated with the business model of many digital platforms, which set the prices for services, don't pay for the time of the workers who are at their disposal and even pass on to them the costs of the tools and materials needed to do the job.
Paid vacations and breaks and time to be with family are Rights of Truth.
Wagner and the Insecurity of Remuneration
Working all day without knowing how much you're going to earn is the reality for many digital platform drivers like Wagner. In this video, he shares his story and reveals the reality of those who expect to have the freedom to choose their working hours, but find a work system that pressures them to accept rides, offers no predictability in terms of pay and ends up resulting in long working hours.
Adequate remuneration, with transparency and predictability, is a real right.
Jéssika and Accidents at Work
Workplace accidents involving traffic are the leading causes of hospitalization, disability, and death among delivery workers and drivers. The way many digital platforms organize their business model can contribute to longer working hours and more intense workloads. This can have serious effects on workers' physical and mental health, which is exacerbated if they are not supported by a set of Rights of Truth. Learn about the story of Jéssika, a delivery worker who uses a bicycle to do her job, and see the risks faced by these categories.
Paid leave in the event of an accident is a real right.
Jonatan and the Costs of Working Instruments
Drivers and couriers for digital platforms like Jonatan have to use their own or rented cars, motorcycles and bicycles, as well as bearing all the costs of carrying out their work, such as the purchase of helmets, bags, cell phone handsets and plans, fuel and vehicle maintenance. In this way, the cost of work tools to carry out an economic activity that doesn't belong to them can have an impact on their pay at the end of the day.
Not having to pay for work is a real right.
Christiane and Unpaid Time Off
Christiane is one of thousands of app drivers who are subject to a system that doesn't pay workers for the time they are at the platform's disposal (logged in), waiting for work. They need to be available all day, but are only paid for the time they are with passengers making runs, which results in long working hours.
Getting paid for all the time you spend logged in and being available on the platforms is a real right.