Organizing Against the Gig Economy: Lessons from Latin America?
New strategies of organization and workers’ control in Latin America suggest ways to combat the insecurity of the gig economy.
Read more...New strategies of organization and workers’ control in Latin America suggest ways to combat the insecurity of the gig economy.
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