FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig workers

Re:FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig wo... by namdnay on Saturday September 17, 2022 @01:51PM (#32879580)

You could give that argument for pretty much any labour dispute. If those workers don’t want to spend 70 hours a week in the factory, why don’t they find another job instead? If the miners are not happy about the safety measures, why don’t they go to another mine that’s safer?

To answer your question, yes it’s probably a bit of a and a lot of b, but what does that change?

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Re:FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig wo... by qeternity on Saturday September 17, 2022 @02:54PM (#32880253)

Yes, and I think it's a fair argument, which then leads to some reasonable conclusion. In a modern country, most people don't believe that people should put their life at undue risk, even if that makes the system less efficient. I happen to agree with this.

My open question again was not about whether to draw a line, like your mining example, but rather where we draw it.

I just happen to be of the opinion that gig workers, and miners working in dangerous conditions, happen to fall on opposite sides of that line.

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Re:FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig wo... by polygamous_bat on Saturday September 17, 2022 @03:31PM (#32880654)

I think I missed your explanation of why they fall on the opposite line. Care to explain?

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