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Milan Babic, Adam Dixon: What the Cosco affair told us about Germany’s relations with China

January 16, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Contrary to popular opinion, Chinese investment into Germany is declining. On the otherhand, German capital is flooding into China, while reliance on Chinese imports is rising too Milan Babic is an Assistant Professor in Global […]

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Finance

Robert Hockett: Why Is Uber Über Alles? Public Platform Infrastructure for the ‘Gig Economy’

January 15, 2023 Mathew D. Rose 0

Most of the platform infrastructure used by the ‘gig economy’ is both easy to replicate and cheap to provide, such that private providers are mere rent-extractors. The upshot is that we both can and should […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – ‘Game over Uber’: Stockholm Uber and Bolt drivers in first-ever strike

January 11, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Greta Thunberg joined the strike protest in central Stockholm demanding improvements to pay and union representation AROUND 500 Uber and Bolt drivers went on strike in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, on Tuesday [10 January], a […]

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Finance

Algorithms, Work and the European Directive – Interview with James Farrar and Sergi Cutillas

December 19, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Interview with the authors of new report “Workers’ Recommendations on the draft EU Platform Work Directive” in podcast and text form THE Platform Work Directive has reached a crucial stage. The European Parliament’s Employment Committee […]

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Michael Roberts: Digital Work and Exploitation

December 16, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Digital technology has not fundamentally altered class relations and work under capitalism Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael Roberts’ blog John Michael Roberts (no relation) is […]

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Gig Economy Project – In freezing cold and icy London, riders keep working despite the risks

December 14, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Gig Economy Project co-ordinator Ben Wray reports from London where freezing temperatures, snow and ice have made being a food delivery courier an even more dangerous job YOU don’t have to be in London for […]

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EU politics

Gig Economy Project: James Farrar, Sergi Cutillas – Workers’ Recommendations on the Draft EU Platform Work Directive

December 9, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Report calls on MEPs to fast-track approval of the proposed EU Platform Work Directive in upcoming vote and for additional curbs on algorithmic abuses in the gig economy James Farrar is founder and director of […]

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Finance

Tech EU: Getir acquires German competitor Gorillas in $1.2 billion deal

December 9, 2022 Mathew D. Rose 0

Turkey’s ultrafast grocery service Getir has officially announced the acquisition of Berlin-based Gorillas for $1.2 billion, giving the combined group a $10 billion valuation. The deal is reportedly mostly comprised of equity, with around $40 […]

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Gig Economy Project – Czech Republic tried to include collective agreements as substitute for legal provisions in EU Platform Work Directive

December 2, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Union leaders and campaigners for gig workers’ rights say attempt to introduce collective agreements as a substitute for legal provisions in the EU Directive demonstrates how bad agreements can be used by platforms to undermine […]

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Finance

Anne Dufresne: Uber’s social dialogue deal with the UBT-FGTB union in Belgium

November 22, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Anne Dufresne, activist for gig workers’ rights and member of the GRESEA research group, gives a critical perspective on Uber’s recognition agreement with Belgian union UBT-FGTB, the first such agreement in the EU. A longer […]

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When McKinsey comes to Town: The Hidden Influence of the World’s Most Powerful Consulting Firm by Walt Bogdanovitch and Michael Forsythe

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Book Review by Roger Steer In January 2021 Brave New Europe published “The Americanisation of European Healthcare” which was my attempt to describe the forces at work to change the way healthcare is delivered in […]

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Do You Want to Know the Truth? by Rupert Read

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