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posted by Fnord666 on Wednesday November 20 2019, @09:39AM   Printer-friendly
from the routing-around-damage dept.

Submitted via IRC for AndyTheAbsurd

What would happen if low-wage workers came together to cut out the middleman and build their own platforms? This isn't just a thought experiment. Worker-owned apps are already providing real alternatives to dismal working conditions in the global gig economy.

Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pa75a8/worker-owned-apps-are-trying-to-fix-the-gig-economys-exploitation


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  • (Score: 2) by dry on Thursday November 21 2019, @06:34AM

    by dry (223) on Thursday November 21 2019, @06:34AM (#922885) Journal

    Uber requires a fairly new vehicle which most poor people can't afford.

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