A labor union made up of drivers who work as "freelancers" in the transportation industry has sent a request for improvement to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, etc. I submitted it.

The request was submitted by a labor union made up of drivers who work as "freelancers" in the transportation industry, and a press conference was held on the 11th.



According to this, the demand for the transportation industry is increasing due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and the number of drivers who work as "freelancers" who do not conclude employment contracts with companies and are not subject to the Labor Standards Act etc. is rapidly increasing due to labor shortage etc. is.



On the other hand, there are a series of consultations such as "The daily remuneration amount does not change even if the amount of luggage carried is doubled", "I am working for a long time with a low remuneration", "I am in a weak position and it is difficult to ask for an increase". I'm out.



For this reason, for drivers who work as freelancers, in principle, the limit of the daily restraint time should be 11 hours or less, sufficient break time should be secured, non-payment of compensation and unilateral contract cancellation should be eliminated. We submitted a request to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry to strengthen our efforts toward this.

A man in his 40s said, "I'm worried that an increase in workload may cause an accident during delivery."



Hideharu Takahashi, representative of the "Kenkou Labor Light Cargo Union," said, "I would like to request improvements so that'freelancers' can continue to work with peace of mind."



The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has set up a consultation desk "Freelance Trouble 110" for those who work as freelancers.



The phone number is "0120-532-110" and is accepted from 11:30 am to 7:30 pm, excluding weekends and holidays.