Investigations have revealed a significant loophole in the UK's gig economy, where over 100,000 people have engaged in Facebook groups to rent, buy, or sell accounts on delivery apps like Deliveroo, Uber Eats, and Just Eat over the past three years. This practice has been identified as a 'backdoor' to illegal migration, allowing individuals who are banned or do not have the legal right to work in the UK to circumvent these restrictions by using accounts rented from legitimate gig workers. The issue has sparked discussions on the need for tighter regulations and oversight in the gig economy to prevent fraudulent use of worker accounts.
'100,000 people on Facebook groups are doing this' @CressidaWetton, @joshxhowie and @LeoKearse discuss how illegal immigrants are using delivery drivers' accounts to work fraudulently, one of Saturday's top stories. https://t.co/FE3mGCDEw2
'100,000 people on Facebook groups are doing this' @CressidaWetton, @joshxhowie and @LeoKearse discuss how illegal immigrants are using delivery drivers' accounts to work fraudulently, one of Saturday's top stories. https://t.co/1LM6THj2UF
'100,000 people on Facebook groups are doing this' @CressidaWetton @joshxhowie @LeoKearse discuss how illegal immigrants are using delivery drivers' accounts to work fraudulently, one of Saturday's top stories. https://t.co/RIGabsDGYM
Revealed: The Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat 'backdoor' to UK illegal migration (EXCL investigation by @sanyaburgess for @theipaper) https://t.co/Ehw9OFzYKQ
🔴 Revealed: The Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat backdoor to UK illegal migration More than 100,000 people have subscribed to Facebook groups where they can rent, buy or sell profiles on delivery apps in the past three years, reports @sanyaburgess 🧵 https://t.co/MNLorQtGjR https://t.co/29g2JTCLb9
Revealed: The Deliveroo, Uber Eats and Just Eat 'backdoor' to UK illegal migration, by our new investigations correspondent @sanyaburgess https://t.co/RSb5Yqn0wN
Gig workers on delivery apps rent accounts to get around bans https://t.co/8cpFj9TLRT
Banned gig workers are renting accounts from their colleagues in order to keep working New from @lais_fmartins and @dandiba https://t.co/8cpFj9TLRT