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
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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