Food couriersā visibility makes them symbols for all precarious workers.
Evidence
As several scholars have highlighted, the high visibility and recognizability of couriers seem to have encouraged various categories of precarious and exploited workers to identify and share solidarity with them ā¦ As a result, couriers not only themselves believe but are also believed by others to be ļ¬ghting for the dignity of all categories of unprotected workers rather than merely themselves. Presenting themselves as the visible vanguard of the invisible precariat, food couriers aim to epitomize the ļ¬gure of the precarious worker in the early 21st century economy (Tirapani and Willmott 2021). ā Donatella della Porta et al., Mobilizing Against the Odds, 84
Categorization
- XREF: connects to: Couriersā visible urban presence turns strikes into recognized, sympathy-winning events. ā Donatella della Porta et al., Mobilizing Against the Odds: Solidarityā¦, 69