Review: The Gig Is Up
film profile], which had its North American premiere at Hot Docs, is among the cream of the crop. It deals with the gig economy: Uber, Deliveroo, Bolt, Wolt, Lyft and an ever-growing bunch of apps that pair services with customers use so-called "free contractors". While the idea of working without an office and choosing your own hours sounded attractive some ten years ago, when these started popping up, their business model has reduced the contractors to slaves who always have to be attentive and nice to customers while doing physically and mentally exhausting work for very little money. (Th...
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