"A week after federal agents arrested sellers on Canal Street during an immigration sweep, street vendors teamed up with delivery workers to push for better conditions and more protections in their immigrant-heavy industries. A week after federal agents arrested sellers on Canal Street during an immigration sweep, street vendors teamed up with delivery workers to push for better conditions and more protections in their immigrant-heavy industries during a rally Wednesday morning."
"While the protections that each group is requesting won't completely shield them from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) arrests, advocates for both groups say city policies-enforced by the NYPD, through the issuance of criminal tickets-have placed delivery workers and street vendors on the immigration enforcement radar. After ICE Director Todd Lyons said "more arrests" will come to the city, these workers are bracing for what's to come."
""The moment is now," said Mohamed Attia, managing director of the Street Vendor Project, during a rally outside City Hall Wednesday. "Because it is our deliveristas and street vendors who are under attack like never before." During Wednesday's rally, advocates and workers in these industries asked the City Council, in its few remaining sessions this year, to pass a series of bills, including legislation that would prohibit app-based delivery services from deactivating workers without cause."
Federal agents arrested Canal Street sellers during an immigration sweep, prompting street vendors and delivery workers to unite and rally outside City Hall. Advocates said NYPD-enforced city policies, including criminal tickets, have placed delivery workers and street vendors on the immigration enforcement radar. Workers urged the City Council to pass bills before year-end, including a measure to prohibit app-based delivery services from deactivating workers without cause. Deactivation permanently terminates accounts and often lacks a clear definition of triggering conduct, removing workers' ability to earn. After an ICE official warned of "more arrests," workers are bracing for increased enforcement and seeking urgent protections.
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