Gig Worker Welfare Q&A as Part of Who Owns the World? PCC Conference at The New School 2019

Summary

A Q&A with speakers for the “Gig Worker, Freelancer, Self-Employed: Who Is Watching out for Them?” discussion panel.

How can the worker co-op form help workers in the informal economy, marked by deregulated tech firms and a decline of unions, both in the overdeveloped world as well as in the economically developing world? Where and how does technology play a role in answering this question?

Panelists:

• Yvon Jadoul (Secretary General, Smart.coop)
• Salonie Muralidhara (Senior Associate, SEWA Federation)
• Matthew Brown (Leader of the Preston City Council)
• Doug O’Brien (President & CEO, NCBA CLUSA)  Doug O’Brien