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About 30 Brazilian delivery riders working for large companies such as Deliveroo and Uber Eats are forced to live in caravans in Bristol .
Food delivery companies do not formally employ their riders as they are gig economy workers, paid for each individual delivery.
That means workers can end up earning far less than the minimum wage of 11.44 an hour .
Freitas , 32 , is a qualified pharmacist in Brazil but delivers takeaways in the UK .
Figures on his Uber Eats app show he was paid on average 3.43 a delivery.
He is desperate to move because his caravan has no power, no heating and nowhere to cook.
The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain ( IWGB ) led the unsuccessful legal campaign to secure employment rights for riders.
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