EU states agree to regulate Deliveroo, Uber workers' rights

https://www.dw.com/en/eu-states-agree-to-regulate-deliveroo-uber-workers-rights/a-68495444

by rntn • 2 years ago

34 23 2 years ago

Just what we need, more regulation! Great job guys!

In Germany this stuff is regulated to death already. Uber is just a bunch of companies ripping off their drivers. Theirs no agency for them anymore. Likewise, everything (food) delivery is certainly no gig-economy. These people are employees with contracts as far as I know. What more do you want to regulate? It already costs around 4-5€ to get shit delivered, you're gonna destroy those jobs with more regulations.

malermeister3• 2 years ago

Uber itself is a company ripping off their drivers. This is there to put a stop to that. It should cost much more than 4-5 Euros to get stuff delivered, other people are not your slaves and their work needs to be compensated fairly.

user90131313• 2 years ago

no it's a business that spent literally billions to come into this point.remarkable that calling them ripping off while entire business was well invested loss making machine for years, maybe wework was at level but not close at all

j7ake• 2 years ago

Most Europeans are wearing clothing, using electronics, and obtaining raw materials from slave-like labour already.

Why have laws that prevent people from voluntarily taking up certain kinds of work?

RamblingCTO7• 2 years ago

I don't know what problem you have with your life, but these people are not slaves. And having to pay 4-5€ just to get your pizza delivered will mean what? Yes, most people don't want to get pizza delivered anymore, putting those people and the pizza places out of work. Then what?

/e: btw, have you ever talked to any of those people? I always loved to talk to my uber drivers (not riding uber anymore, cuz it's way too expensive) and they told me how much money they make. They come to the big cities just for the weekend and leave with more money than I make in a month. But yes, they need protection from the big bad uber by cutting into their pay. Get informed dude.

_v7gu• 2 years ago

If a company's profit margins rely on their "employees" not understanding how depreciation leaves them with wages below the minimum, then yes those jobs need to be destroyed via regulation.

derelicta3• 2 years ago

Is it wrong to enforce basic human rights?

hulitu• 2 years ago

Uber's drivers are not workers. /s

RamblingCTO7• 2 years ago

Sorry, but what a stupid straw man argument. Where are uber drivers in Europe (or Germany, which is what I was talking about) not being granted their human rights?

EU states agree to regulate Deliveroo, Uber workers' rights

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