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Re:FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig wo... by gruez on Saturday September 17, 2022 @04:39PM (#32881356)
Is gig workers' poor treatment because of "anticompetitive behavior" or because they're low skill labor with plenty of other takers if one driver refuses the deal?
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Re:FTC to crack down on companies taking advantage of gig wo... by ravel-bar-foo on Saturday September 17, 2022 @10:44PM (#32883921)
That depends a lot on the specific gig and market. To use taxi services as an example, in some metros Uber has completely taken over the market and can thus reduce driver compensation or add fees for drivers. Hidden fees in particular are classic anticompetitive behavior.
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