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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Tom Wall

Calls for investigation of Uber Eats and Deliveroo after raid on Bristol caravan camp

Brazilian delivery rider Celia Campos said police and immigration officials raided caravans in Bristol at 4am on 3 October.
Brazilian delivery rider Celia Campos said police and immigration officials raided caravans in Bristol at 4am on 3 October. Photograph: Tom Wall/The Observer

Migrant workers living in a caravan encampment raided by immigration enforcement officers have accused the Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from the hidden economy.

The Observer reported in August that about 30 mainly Brazilian delivery riders working for large companies such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats were living in dilapidated caravans in the centre of Bristol. Many claimed they were, in effect, earning below the minimum wage and could not afford to rent in the city.

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