Gig Economy

3 articles

Dec 5, 2025 • via BBC News

171 Riders Arrested in National Delivery Raid

60 face deportation amid 36,457 yearly returns

Home Office blitz arrests 171 gig workers, deports 60, but annual returns up 11% reveal token action in uncontrolled immigration system. Gig firms adapt checks; deeper failures persist across governments.

Oct 29, 2025 • via Kent Online

Maidstone Deliveries Turn Homes into Intrusion Zones

An overstaying asylum seeker's assaults highlight unchecked illegal work and sentencing delays

A convicted asylum seeker's sexual assaults during illegal deliveries expose failures in immigration enforcement, gig economy oversight, and judicial efficiency, eroding public safety in everyday Britain.

Oct 29, 2025 • via The Standard

Raids Detain Eight Thousand in Shadow Economy Crackdown

London's barbershops and delivery routes lead record immigration enforcement

Record arrests expose Britain's reliance on illegal labor in low-wage sectors, as government pledges fines for gig platforms amid persistent economic gaps. This reactive enforcement highlights systemic failures in immigration and labor policy across parties.