The Uber Files: the drivers (part 3) - podcast - The Guardian


7/12/2022 12:00:00 AM2 years 9 months ago
by Michael Safi, Sami Kent, Rudi Zygadlo, Phil Maynard, Nicole Jackson

Uber launched itself into cities across the world, selling a dream in which drivers could earn more than elsewhere – and customers could pay much less. But it wasn’t a model that was built to last, as one London driver, Abdurzak Hadi, tells us

For Abdurzak Hadi, the 2014 launch of Uber in London was a time of excitement. The US startup talked about empowering drivers to work the hours they chose and make good money doing it. Hadi switched … [+981 chars]

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