The International Alliance of App-based Transport Workers (IAATW) is a network of trade unions organizing ridesharing and other gig transport workers.
| Headquarters | Boundary House Cricket Field Rd, Uxbridge UB8 1QG, UK |
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| Website | iaatw |
History
editIAATW was founded in January 2020 during an international conference of app-based transport trade unions hosted by the UPHD which is now branded as App Drivers & Couriers Union,[1] with financial support from the Open Society Foundations.[2]
During the conference, organisers and drivers shared success stories and challenges, reflecting on the global nature of the gig economy as well as country specific challenges, like Proposition 22 in California.[2]
In July 2020, IAATW together with the App Drivers and Couriers Union and NGO Worker Info Exchange started a campaign of supporting Uber drivers in filing legal complaints against the company for failing to provide access to their personal data.[3]
In February 2021, UK judges ruled in favour of IAATW-affiliated members App Drivers & Couriers Union that Uber drivers should be considered as workers. Afterwards, IAATW affiliates relaunched a similar case in South Africa and considered opening one in Nigeria.[4]
Affiliates
edit- Rideshare Driver Network
- App Drivers and Couriers Union
- Union of Private Hire Drivers
- Association of Drivers of Digital and Similar Platforms
- Association of Drivers of Technological Platforms and Related
- Association of Uruguayan App Drivers
- United Association of App Drivers
- Union of Owners of App and Internet drivers
- Dhaka Ride-Sharing Drivers Union
- Indian Federation Of App Based Transport Workers
- Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association
- Malaysia E-Hailing Drivers Association
- National Union Of Professional App-Based Transport Workers
- National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers
- The Movement
- TRIP SA NOW CCOP
- Boston Independent Drivers Guild
- Chicago Rideshare Advocates
- Gig Workers Rising
- New York Taxi Workers Alliance
- Philadelphia Drivers Union
- Philadelphia Limousine Association
- Rideshare Drivers United
- Toronto Limousine Drivers Association
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Driven to Organize: App-Based Drivers Launch New Global Network" (Press release). Inequality.org. 2020-02-10.
- ^ a b Vargese, Sanjana (17 February 2020). "Gig economy workers have a new weapon in the fight against Uber". Wired UK. ISSN 1357-0978. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
- ^ Laura Kayali (2020-06-20). "Drivers take legal action against Uber to demand their data". Politico.
- ^ Peter Guest (2021-09-21). ""We're all fighting the giant": Gig workers around the world are finally organizing". Rest of World.
- ^ "Affiliates". IAATW.