Platform Work and Rights: Interview with Lena Simet (Human Rights Watch)
The platform economy promises flexibility, but at what cost? In this episode of The Gig Work Podcast, Martijn Arets talks to Lena Simet from Human Rights Watch to unpack the downsides of platform work.
How can we ensure that platform companies in the gig economy behave as responsible employers and clients, rather than greedy intermediaries who make ever-increasing profits and pass the risks and costs of doing business on to workers?
In The Gig Work Podcast by the WageIndicator Foundation, Martijn Arets talks to Lena Simet from Human Rights Watch about the downsides of platform work and ways to develop effective policy.
You can also find the highlights of this episode in this blog post.
Lena Simet, Human Rights Watch
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