However, to fully understand the Deliveroo strike dispute, it is important to realise that the two foundations of our present gig economy, freedom and flexibility, in practice mean exhaustion and exploitation. This is not only a dispute over pay, but a conflict over the nature of language and our vision of the economy itself; do we want an economy where “freedom” means exploitation or where it means security and liberty?
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Deliveroo couriers are right to strike: the company’s claims of freedom are a sham | Mags Dewhurst | Opinion | The Guardian
However, to fully understand the Deliveroo strike dispute, it is important to realise that the two foundations of our present gig economy, freedom and flexibility, in practice mean exhaustion and exploitation. This is not only a dispute over pay, but a conflict over the nature of language and our vision of the economy itself; do […]