Gig workers have uberfriend in Margrethe Vestager
EU commissioner wants to change cartel rules that prevent freelance workers to unionise
27 February 2020 - 10:53
Brussels/London — Uber Technologies drivers and takeout delivery workers have a new champion in the EU’s antitrust chief, who wants to help them fight for better pay and conditions.
In an interview with Bloomberg, Margrethe Vestager says she is looking at ways to help “people who work in a weak negotiating position” amid concerns about the plight of workers in the so-called gig economy...
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