Is This a Dangerous Moment for the Gig Economy?

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Gig companies will be looking at thes law as an opportunity, you know, to push back on the national level legislation. The dental labor platform sector is slightly different in the sense that you have ubo or offsoe us Company and they are uber. Anduberis of probably the biggest player still in the g economy in europe. Bu awofthe ga economy,. Platforms are our european base. These companies are not global players. But i think the thing tis is important, and i think this is the samein north america, is that none of these companies are profitable. They're struggling to get towards profitability. Andthe sings that financial markets are

Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss the state of the gig economy in Europe, including the Spanish riders law, recent court ruling on employment status in the Netherlands, strikes in Germany and Greece, and the forthcoming platform workers directive from the European Commission.

Ben Wray is a coordinator at the Gig Economy Project and a freelance journalist. Follow Ben on Twitter at @Ben_Wray1989.

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