'It's getting harder to make a dollar', say protesting Uber drivers

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Uber drivers protest about their working conditions outside the company's offices across the world, while a Victorian inquiry hears of exploitation across the gig economy.

Uber drivers have massed outside the company's Melbourne headquarters, part of a global protest against the ride-sharing giant.

"Driver investment is a huge part of Uber's operating capital. Uber couldn't afford to buy our cars, they couldn't afford to run our cars." "If you seek to provide a service, physically, in this country, then there are opportunities for the state to ensure the provision of those services are adequately accounted for and the workforce are responsibly dealt with," he said.

"We do not believe the solution can be found in restricting how people choose to work, or pushing them into traditional modes or definitions of work," the company's submission contended. Food delivery service Menulog said regulation should be"re-framed to appropriately reflect the realities of on-demand work" rather than attempting to"shoe-horn" gig economy workers into existing laws.

Although drivers and food delivery services like Uber Eats and Deliveroo are the most visible manifestations of the gig economy, submissions also detailed effects in the provision of care, particularly for the elderly and disabled.

 

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Good. Stop. Toxic corporation with toxic culture and business practices.

Instead of complaining, perhaps you could get a real job?

Go drive a taxi earn an honest $ or go home

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