TV programme examines delivery couriers' work, community, competition and taxes
Latvian Television's programme "Aizliegtais paņēmiens" looks at the everyday life of delivery couriers in Latvia. It covers how the work is done, what happens in the courier community, how competitive the field is and how couriers deal with taxes.
Latvian Television's programme "Aizliegtais paņēmiens" ("The Forbidden Move") has turned its attention to delivery couriers working in Latvian cities. They have become a familiar sight: couriers with large delivery bags riding bicycles.
What the programme covers
The makers of the programme look into the specifics of the job. They also examine what goes on within the courier community. Competition in the field is another topic.
One theme is the couriers' "relationship" with taxes. The programme's description puts the word in quotation marks.
Whose story it is
The story centres on couriers working for the platforms Wolt and Bolt. The programme's journalists step into their shoes to understand the work from the inside.
The source gives no specific figures, names of interviewees or conclusions. For that reason, this article contains no information on courier numbers, earnings or how the tax question is resolved. Those details are in the programme itself.
