Posted on 09 December 2020. Tags: Cathy Feingold, European Union, FIFA, Gig Workers, Leila Chaibi, Lyft, Qatar, Uber, World Cup
Soccer, football, whatever you call it—it’s not my thing at all. Give me baseball every day, 365 days a week. But, what is my thing is making sure workers in every sport aren’t exploited—and that has been a reality for years when it came to the rights of workers who worked on the staging of […]
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Posted on 20 May 2020. Tags: Bama Athreya, Corona Virus, COVID-19, Domestic Workers, Elizabeth Tang, Gig Workers, Pramila Jayapal
Calling people “gig” workers is a subtle trap. “Gig” can sound anywhere from upbeat to just a mundane description. The truth is the “gig” economy is just another way of exploiting people and it’s a dream for all capitalists to have a pool of workers who can be used and abused at the beckon call […]
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