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Jul 10 • 5 tweets • 6 min read
The Gig Economy Project weekly newsletter is out!

This week we look at @Elite_TaxiBcn's victory over Uber, Bolt & Cabify - are #Barcelona's Taxistas a model for how to stop the 'Uberisation' of the economy?

Get GEP's newsletter in your inbox, here: braveneweurope.com/gig-economy-pr…
In the news:

- EU anti-Trust raid of Delivery Hero & Glovo

- Stuart Delivery couriers sacked due to faulty GPS

- @FitCisl ask for Govt meeting as Gorillas Italy liquidates

- Protest as Street Fleet lays off riders

- French court finds Deliveroo guilty of "moral harassment"
On the Gig Economy Project this week:

Taxistas beat Uber in battle for Barcelona braveneweurope.com/gig-economy-pr…
From around the web:

- @MORGANMEAKER on Gorillas' retreat wired.co.uk/article/gorill…

- @nielsvdoorn @geoplace @fabianlferrari paper on migrant labour in the gig economy journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09…

- @parismarx podcast on 'Road to Nowhere' book podcasts.apple.com/podcast/tech-w…
Get the Gig Economy Project's weekly newsletter in your inbox each week for the latest news, analysis, opinion, & upcoming events in the gig economy in Europe. It's free, just leave your e-mail here: braveneweurope.com/gig-economy-pr…

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REACTION to the #PlatformWorkDirective from unions, academics and platforms.

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“GUIDED BY THE FACTS”

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