What New EU Rules Might Mean for Gig Workers w/ Ben Wray
Tech Won't Save Us
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Uber
Uber is a company that relies on people being in difficult situations. It got started in the 2008 recession when people were really hard up as well and took advantage of that. Uber has effectively been pushed out of Barcelona twice, first in 2019 and in 2021. There's always tried to find ways to relaunch. But there's a key moment in July last year when the Catalan Parliament passed a legislation which effectively barred private higher platforms from up beyond passenger vans and limousines.
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