On Thursday 14 July the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) called on the European Parliament rapporteurs on the directive on working conditions on platforms to suspend “the legislative procedure” until the European Parliament conducts a “full investigation into Uber’s anti-worker lobbying”.
A letter to this effect was sent to Elisabetta Gualmini (S&D, Italian), the rapporteur on the matter, and to Lucia Ďuriš Nicholsonová (Renew Europe, Slovak), the rapporteur for her political group.
“As journalists continue to uncover the depth of Uber’s law-breaking modus operandi, we believe that any further steps in the legislative procedure towards the Directive on improving working conditions in platform work should await the result of this investigation”, writes Ludovic Voet, ETUC Confederal Secretary.
“It feels like some of the amendments tabled aim to justify the ongoing exploitation of workers and echo the lobbying efforts of Move EU and Delivery Platforms Europe, where Uber and Uber Eats are active members”, he adds.
Ms Gualmini’s report could be voted on in committee as early as October. According to one source, the idea of a suspension of work is not on the table and was not raised on 13 July, during the second technical meeting of the rapporteurs. It is also seen by some observers as potentially counterproductive when the revelations about Uber may actually move the issue forward.
Read the letter: https://aeur.eu/f/2mp (Original version in French by Solenn Paulic)