To mark May 1st international workers’ day, we look at how Europe’s gig economy workers are taking on big tech and fighting for their rights. We talk to platform workers about conditions in the app economy, get a run-down from French MEP Leïla Chaibi on what the EU could do to tackle the problems faced by riders and drivers, and Margarida Silva from Corporate Europe Observatory talks to us about the power of the big tech lobby in Brussels.

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Leïla Chaibi's proposed directive on platform work in Europe: Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Digital Platform Workers

Coursiers en Lutte - a campaign that fights for better working conditions for the couriers of the delivery platforms Deliveroo and Uber Eats: Coursiers en Lutte | Facebook & Coursiers en Lutte (@coursiers_en_lutte) • Instagram

Research on how workers in Europe’s gig economy are resisting labour exploitation with increasing success: Platform workers join forces and blend tactics in fightback for dignity

Research on power of Big Tech in Brussels: Big Tech Lobbying | Corporate Europe Observatory

Corporate Europe Observatory: CEO (@corporateeurope) / Twitter

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