NEW laws for the gig economy are needed as the workforce is set to quadruple in two years, a safety body has said.
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) called for gig economy workers to the same better employment rights and protections as more secure form of work.
The 1.7 million gig economy workforce is predicted to grow by more than 300 per cent by 2027.
It is only trade union power at work that will materially improve the lot of working people as a class but without sector-wide collective bargaining and a right to take sympathetic strike action, we are hamstrung in the fight to tilt back the balance of power, argues ADRIAN WEIR
TONY BURKE says an International Labour Conference next month will try for a new convention to protect often super-exploited workers providing services such as ride-hailing (taxis) such as Uber as well as fast food and package delivery
