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Marking 365 days 'til the Platform Work Directive becomes law across the EU, I’ve published a report with the European Trade Union Confederation @etuc_ces warning that a strong national transposition of PWD is needed to stop ‘Uberisation’ spreading deeper into Europe’s economy.🧵
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BREAKING - new legal action against Uber over algorithmic pay.
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Union welcomes move
Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (@TGPWU) Founder-President Shaik Salauddin has welcomed the Cabinet decision to approve the bill.
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The Gig Economy Project newsletter is out!
Souleymane's Story is a film which perfectly captures the dangers of being an undocumented migrant food delivery courier in Europe.
Get GEP's newsletter in your inbox: braveneweurope.com/gig-econo…
#SouleymanesStory
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A new version of the Gig Economy Project newsletter is out!
We've re-launched in partnership with the @etuc_ces' Digital Platform Observatory.
And we're looking for your help: we need info to map the platform workers' movement across Europe.
More here: eocampaign1.com/web-version?…
Our deputation to Edinburgh Council highlighted the roots of falling pay and rising pressures for gig workers.
City councillors singled out the Observatory's evidence as key to understanding the danger facing riders and the public.
More in @TheScotsman:
scotsman.com/news/opinion/co…
Listen live now to our chat with @Scotonomics1 on gig work, AI, and the economics of the platform economy. youtube.com/watch?v=eB4XnP6E…
Great LIVE show tonight with @workobservatory at 8 pm. We explore the world of work and the lives of workers in Scotland. The gig economy and a #JobGuarantee are very much on the radar tonight. #MMT youtube.com/watch?v=eB4XnP6E…
Heading to the City Chambers to open a discussion about what powers Edinburgh Council and Scottish Govt can use to make gig work fair.
"That’s why we’re calling for this type of work to placed at the centre of the Scottish Government’s Fair Work agenda."
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Great LIVE show tonight with @workobservatory at 8 pm. We explore the world of work and the lives of workers in Scotland. The gig economy and a #JobGuarantee are very much on the radar tonight. #MMT youtube.com/watch?v=eB4XnP6E…
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I'm very much looking forward to the live conversation tonight with @workobservatory at 8 pm, as we explore the world of work and the lives of workers in Scotland. youtube.com/watch?v=eB4XnP6E…
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📣 We have partnered with EMCA and @workobservatory to form the collective Migrant Justice Edinburgh. 🤝 MJE’s proposal has been selected for the capacity-building phase for the Regenerative Future Fund. For more information, follow the link below. 🔗
bit.ly/crp-joins-mje
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1. Everyone should get home safe.
2. Gig work should be fair work.
In @TheScotsman I argue why @workobservatory is focusing on these two principles at today's roundtable in partnership with @Edinburgh_CC City Council and Edinburgh Fair Work Action Group.
scotsman.com/news/opinion/co…
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Our video's made it into @theSpurtle. We are clearly causing a stir.
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Our video's made it into @theSpurtle. We are clearly causing a stir.
bit.ly/WOebks
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'Almost exactly a year since the riots that saw lynch mobs attempting to set fire to hotels accommodating migrants & refugees, the UK govt has decided to set loose another lawless mob onto blameless asylum seekers: food-delivery platforms.'
My latest👇
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In Britain, hotels hosting refugees have become a target of anti-immigration rallies. Keir Starmer’s government is pandering to the protests — announcing a partnership with delivery app firms to identify asylum seekers working as riders. jacobin.com/2025/07/starmer-…
Solidarity with London riders.
Fortunately we've not heard of this happening in Scotland but please let us know of anything you notice.
The crackdown is cruel and futile:
thenational.scot/politics/25…
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Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (@TGPWU) office-bearer Shaik Salauddin said minimum wage was a key demand that would ensure equitable pay for all gig workers. The lack of this very safeguard is problematic.
thehindu.com/news/national/t…
The Prime Minister is cooking up a nasty new slogan: stop the bikes.
Here's why his hounding of food delivery riders is bound to fail.
thenational.scot/politics/25…