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Gig Economy Project – As Getir’s empire rapidly shrinks, workers plot a global strike

August 24, 2023 Ben 0

The Turkish grocery delivery platform’s problems are generating steep lay-offs and deteriorating working conditions for those who remain, pushing workers to get organised internationally. The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE media network […]

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Finance

Lucas García Alcalde: Hay lecciones que aprender de la salida de Getir de España 

August 23, 2023 Ben 0

Durante los últimos dos años, Lucas García Alcalde ha estado informando sobre el sector español de envíos ultrarrápidos para ‘Business Insider’. Tras la salida de Getir de España en julio, justo dos años después de […]

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Gig Economy Project – Has Austria’s collective bargaining system tamed the food delivery platforms? Interview with Robert Walasinski

August 11, 2023 Ben 0

The Gig Economy Project speaks to Robert Walasinski about whether the emergence of the food delivery sector in Austria has disrupted the country’s traditional system of collective bargaining. Interview available as a podcast or in […]

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Finance

Gig Economy Project – Damning French Uber Files inquiry finds Uber still has “extremely privileged links” to the state

July 18, 2023 Ben 0

Report finds that there was a secret “deal” between Uber and Emmanuel Macron in 2015 The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE media network for gig workers in Europe. Click here to find out more […]

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Gig Economy

The urban dimension in food delivery struggle: The story of the Riders Union Bologna

July 13, 2023 Ben 0

This interview with Maurilio Pirone is available as a podcast or in written text form. The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE media network for gig workers in Europe. Click here to find out more […]

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Finance

Gig Economy Project – Accessing the algorithm to build union power: The case of Palermo

July 7, 2023 Ben 0

Interview with Fabio Pace of the NIdiL CGIL union in Palermo, which has used legal action to reveal the secrets of algorithmic management and strengthen the power of food delivery couriers. Interview by Piero Valmassoi, […]

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Finance

Gig Economy Project – ILO economist: ‘Platforms are not delivering the women’s empowerment they promised’

July 3, 2023 Ben 0

The World Bank and the World Economic Forum have promoted ‘digital entrepreneurship’ as the answer to increase female employment and tackle gender inequality, but digital labour platforms are re-producing the same problems as traditional labour […]

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EU politics

Gig Economy Project – Ridehail bosses call for EU action after Spain declares taxis a ‘public service’

June 28, 2023 Ben 0

Law comes on the eve of Spain’s General Election in response to the Court of Justice of the EU ruling earlier this month The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE media network for […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – The food delivery couriers who worked for three months and never got paid

June 23, 2023 Ben 0

The Gig Economy Project speaks to a Wolt rider in Berlin, who was hired via a sub-contractor and was never paid. He and his colleagues are taking the food delivery platform to court. The Gig […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – EU member-states agree Platform Work Directive position

June 12, 2023 Ben 0

Both the platform lobby and pro-employment rights’ MEP Leïla Chaibi reacted critically to the Council’s Platform Work Directive position The Gig Economy Project is a BRAVE NEW EUROPE media network for gig workers in Europe. Click […]

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Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

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Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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