ICYMI: Watch the launch event of @hrw.org's Gig Trap report here: youtu.be/BsxZlqJYCz0?... w/ @veenadubal.bsky.social @deschuttero.bsky.social @abacci.bsky.social @nicoemoe.bsky.social @amostoh.bsky.social @ituc.bsky.social @cornellilr.bsky.social

1/ After nearly 3 years of research, our @hrw.org report "The Gig Trap" is finally out. It documents how companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Instacart, Shipt, Favor, and Amazon Flex created a business model that undermines labor rights & deepens inequality in the US. A 🧵https://hrw.org/node/391214

“The algorithms decide when we work, where we work, and what we’re worth.” Watch @nicoemoe.bsky.social of Rideshare Drivers United speak at the #FightingOligarchyTour about why app-based workers are fighting for full #labor rights for all #workers. www.youtube.com/live/A5gczbL...

Platform companies can succeed AND do the right thing. Better business and better for app workers. abcnews.go.com/Internationa...