Youth unemployment, migrant exclusion and reoffending are major social challenges. Evidence from France shows that accessible food-delivery jobs can help disadvantaged groups enter employment, reduce inactivity and lower crime by providing legal income and limiting opportunities to offend. Platform entry reduced police-recorded crime by 4.7%, while reoffending fell by 13% among eligible former offenders. Benefits were particularly evident among young adults and foreign-born men. Six in ten riders had been unemployed before registering, highlighting the role of platform work as an entry point into the labour market for people facing barriers to conventional employment.

How accessible gig work can open doors to employment and help reduce reoffending.







