Uber CEO Promises Gig Workers Better Rights Ahead of EU Laws
- EU looks to improve labor conditions for gig economy workers
- Uber says it’s willing to improve protections for drivers
The European Union wants to improve the working conditions of platform workers.
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Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi said he was “ready to do more and go much further” to improve social protections for so-called gig economy workers in Europe, but that new legislation was needed.
“The current legal ambiguity on the status of independent workers makes it difficult for platforms like Uber to provide both access to flexible work and to social protections,” Khosrowshahi said via email.