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Gig Economy Project – Piero Valmassoi: European Parliament committee debates Platform Work Directive 

May 19, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Piero Valmassoi, an EU policy expert specialised in the platform economy, gig work and sustainable urban mobility, reports for the Gig Economy Project on The Employment and Social affairs Committee (EMPL) of the European Parliament, […]

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Gig Economy Project – The legal battle for Uber drivers’ data rights: Interview with lawyer Anton Ekker

May 16, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Anton Ekker is the lawyer for British Uber and Ola Cab drivers who, via the Worker Info Exchange, are pursuing their data rights at work at an appeal court in Amsterdam on 18 May. Before […]

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Gig Economy Project: Mixed reaction as GMB and Deliveroo sign first union recognition deal for riders in the UK

May 12, 2022 Ben Wray 0

GMB agreement includes collective bargaining over pay, but IWGB union says the GMB – which has no background in organising food delivery couriers – “presents no threat” to Deliveroo’s “exploitative business practices” The Gig Economy […]

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The Gig Economy Project – European Parliament’s right-wing divided over platform work directive

May 11, 2022 Ben Wray 0

A private hire platform lobby event in Brussels saw sharp divides within the centre-right EPP Group, and heard fears from platforms over a new attempt to push the Directive further to the left The Gig […]

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Gig Economy Project – Carlos Rodríguez: Once again, the taxi is under attack in Madrid

May 6, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Carlos Rodríguez, community manager at Elite Taxi Association Barcelona and vice-president of the Taxi Project 2.0, says the Community of Madrid’s latest manoeuvre to protect the interests of ridehail platforms will be at the expense […]

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Gig Economy Project – Carlos Rodríguez: Una vez más, el taxi es atacado en Madrid

May 1, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Carlos Rodríguez, administrador de la comunidad de la Asociación Elite Taxi de Barcelona y vicepresidente del ‘Taxi Project 2.0’, dice que la última maniobra de la Comunidad de Madrid para proteger los intereses de las […]

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The Gig Economy Project – Analysis: Is the party over for food and grocery delivery platforms?

April 28, 2022 Ben Wray 0

The easing of the pandemic combined with the cost of living crisis is testing the sustainability of food and grocery delivery platforms The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW […]

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Gig Economy Project – ‘The offence of concealed work’: Suspended prison sentences and maximum fine for Deliveroo France

April 19, 2022 Ben Wray 0

The first criminal trial of a food delivery platform in France delivered a historic judgement. The Gig Economy Project, led by Ben Wray, was initiated by BRAVE NEW EUROPE enabling us to provide analysis, updates, […]

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Laura Carrer: “A system for the desperate” – How Uber Italy worked with intermediary firms to exploit riders

April 7, 2022 Ben Wray 0

Journalist Laura Carrer examines a Milan trial of Uber Italy and two intermediary companies which revealed the “double level of exploitation and subjugation” that a hired group of riders were subjected to in Milan, Rome […]

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The Gig Economy Project – Basque union establishes domestic workers section and seeks first collective agreement

April 2, 2022 Ben Wray 0

The new domestic workers section of the LAB union in the Basque Country is a first, and the union told the Gig Economy Project that they are “attentive” to the growth of digital labour platforms […]

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The many in one: A review by Branko Milanović of Amartya Sen’s “Home in the world: A memoir”

May 20, 2022 0

Cross-posted from Branko’s blog Global Inequality No contemporary famous economist has as broad interests and knowledge, nor as diverse life experience as Amartya Sen. It is not surprising that many have been looking forward to […]

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Fractured China: How State Transformation is Shaping China’s Rise by Lee Jones and Shahar Hameiri 

May 3, 2022 0

Book Review by  Chenchao Lian Originally published by E-International Relations How is Chinese foreign policy made? How is it implemented? These are questions that have long occupied China specialists. With the growth of Chinese power […]

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