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Lisandra Paraguassu

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Brazil eyes social security plan for mobile app workers - The Untold Story

FILE PHOTO: Food delivery bags are pictured as Brazilian delivery workers for Uber Eats, Rappi and other delivery apps protest as part of a strike to demand better pay and working conditions, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 25, 2020. REUTERS/Amanda Perobelli/File Photo

Brazil's government is studying the creation of a social-security system for mobile app workers, especially for delivery and transportation services, Labor Minister Jose Carlos Oliveira said on Wednesday.

Technology companies and gig workers would contribute to the new welfare system, which will be proposed as legislation before the end of this year, the minister told reporters.

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