Nigeria Drivers Form Country’s First App-Based Union

February 07, 2023 00:08:03
Nigeria Drivers Form Country’s First App-Based Union
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Nigeria Drivers Form Country’s First App-Based Union

Feb 07 2023 | 00:08:03

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Show Notes

  Drivers in Nigeria won the country’s first union covering platform-based workers, a victory that shows it is possible for “unions to organize workers in the gig economy,” says Ayoade Ibrahim, secretary general of the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWN). The Ministry of Labor’s recognition of AUATWN empowers it to have […]

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