Migrants are disproportionately represented in platform work, says Masse. In recent weeks, you've also been writing about actions that have been going on in berlin and greece where workers are really pushing back against this model. And i think we'll probably come back to it when we talk about what's going on with the eu. The u.S. Commission and what they are kind of looking at.
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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