The European Parliament was a big victory for platform workers' rights. But the platform lobby will fight until the end, basically, to stop legislation being passed. There's still a long way to go in this process. As all of a lack in intern's parents say there's not even a minute skip of these meetings of the Council of the EU meetings. Anyway, that's a wider issue about EU democracy that's problematic. We'll see how it goes, but certainly the European Parliament wasa big victory for campaigners, for platform workers’ rights.
Paris Marx is joined by Ben Wray to discuss the fight to win a pro-worker Platform Work Directive in the European Union, Uber’s rollout of dynamic pricing, and how Barcelona taxi workers have fought back against ride-hailing.
Ben Wray is the coordinator of The Gig Economy Project and the co-author of Scotland after Britain: The two souls of Scottish independence. You can follow Ben on Twitter at @Ben_Wray1989.
Tech Won’t Save Us offers a critical perspective on tech, its worldview, and wider society with the goal of inspiring people to demand better tech and a better world. Follow the podcast (@techwontsaveus) and host Paris Marx (@parismarx) on Twitter, and support the show on Patreon.
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