Join us for a screening of “The Delivery Guy”, a documentary about two South Asian immigrants navigating present-day realties as food delivery workers, followed by a panel discussion on the precarity of migrant labour in Germany’s platform economy.
Germany is an enigmatic destination for young people from South Asia seeking to build a career in the West. Many take on significant financial and emotional burdens to migrate to cities such as Berlin as students, hoping to secure decent employment after completing their education. These aspirations, however, often collide with the harsh realities of immigration. Private universities are rarely a pathway to secure livelihoods, and many graduates find themselves working as food delivery riders for platform companies under precarious conditions.
The Delivery Guy, created by Hertie School MPP graduate Debarun Dutta, tells the story of two South Asian immigrants who moved to Berlin as students, tracing their migrant dreams and their present-day realities as food delivery workers. Despite the state turning a blind eye to working conditions in platform-based delivery companies and the largely unregulated private university sector, the film highlights how these young people continue to resist and persevere in the hope of building a life in Germany.
The screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker, scholars and policymakers, exploring labour rights in the platform economy and the precarious working conditions faced by migrant workers in Germany’s platform-based food delivery sector.
This event is hosted by the Centre for Fundamental Rights and is part of its Fundamental Rights in Practice event series.
Prior registration is required. To attend, please register here.
