Uber drivers deserve to be treated far better | Letters
by Letters from Technology | The Guardian on (#2V663)
A letter from Labour's Frank Field urges ministers to step in to improve the lot of Uber drivers and others working in the gig economy
The charge sheet against Travis Kalanick, and the Uber board as a whole, is a lengthy one (End of the road - Uber's investors decide chief is liability after avalanche of claims, 22 June). There is, however, one major omission.
The rampant exploitation of Uber's tens of thousands of drivers under Kalanick's watch should be at the very top of that charge sheet. The fact that it hardly features is hugely concerning.
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