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'Sharing economy' creates labour poser
Freelancing gives a worker independence but not social safety net of an employee
Published Sun, Aug 9, 2015 · 09:50 PM
Washington
THEY drive for Uber, deliver groceries for Instacart, run errands for TaskRabbit and rent spare rooms on Airbnb.
Are these the new, empowered participants in the "sharing economy" or workers being exploited by well-funded technology companies?
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