'New laws should guarantee the dignity most of us didn’t have'
The food couriers, who earlier this year opened up with Times of Malta about the abusive and inhumane working conditions they had to endure on the job, said the proposed laws are “a hopeful breath of fresh air”. Photo: Chris Sant Fournier
Food delivery drivers have rejoiced at the news that the government is upgrading the law to guarantee them decent working conditions, but are calling on the authorities to keep an eye out on employers who seek loopholes to abuse the law.
The food couriers who recently opened up with Times of Malta about the abusive and inhumane working conditions they had to endure on the job, said the proposed laws are “a hopeful breath of fresh air”.
Many of them had left the job in desperation after they were clocking 80-hour weeks and not even managing a minimum wage. Others had to quit after they realised the recruitment agency that brought them here and employed them had made them sign a different contract that trapped them in a whirlpool of debt.
“After I heard the news I felt the urge to go back to being a delivery driver,” one former courier said.
“I’m so happy, can’t you hear it in my voice? I loved the job. It’s just that I couldn’t take it anymore. But the new laws should guarantee the dignity most of us didn’t have.”
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