FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig workers

Re:FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig wo... by schroeding on Saturday September 17, 2022 @03:40PM (#32880759)

They will do an even shittier job or be without any income.

You want to say "better this job than the worse one then", right? I understand that. But if you view the working conditions of gig workers as exploitive, this can't justify their existence, IMO. Otherwise you get a race to the bottom and can justify any work condition with the exception of the absolute bottom of the barrel.

Whether or not you see the working conditions for gig workers as exploitive is up to you, of course.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig wo... by qeternity on Saturday September 17, 2022 @03:49PM (#32880870)

This is a fair argument (not one I agree with), but this is much larger than gig workers, and quickly jumps to minimum wage, UBI, etc.

I have views on that, not appropriate for this thread, and I accept if someone wants to make this argument. But again, this is a social critique...nothing specific to the gig economy.

[ Parent | on HN ]