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Gig Economy Project – “We managed to reverse the balance of power”: Interview with Leïla Chaibi MEP

February 4, 2023 Ben Wray 0

Piero Valmassoi, EU policy expert and activist at the Maison des Livreurs (House of Couriers) in Brussels, speaks to Leïla Chaibi MEP after the vote of the European Parliament on the Platform Work Directive [2 […]

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Gig Economy Project – Defeat for the platform lobby: European Parliament backs stronger Platform Work Directive

February 2, 2023 Ben Wray 0

European Parliament now must negotiate its mandate with the Council of the EU, which has yet to agree its position THE European Parliament has voted in favour of a text which would see the presumption […]

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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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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 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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Finance

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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The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens Our Businesses, Infantilizes Our Governments, and Warps Our Economies by Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington

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Book Review by Michael Roberts Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington are authors of The Big Con: How the Consulting Industry Weakens our Businesses, Infantilises our Governments and Warps our Economies.  They launched their book with […]

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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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