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Ben Wray

Coordinator of The Gig Economy Project

The Gig Economy Project

Ben Wray is the coordinator of The Gig Economy Project, a Brave New Europe media network for gig workers.

January 17, 2023

When Mark MacGann, Uber’s former chief lobbyist in Europe, addressed the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) committee in October, his remarks on the ride-hailing firm’s tactics were revealing: “Uber didn’t create a new type of worker, as much as find new ways to avoid the costs and responsibilities that employers have towards their workforce.”

MacGann was behind the ‘Uber Files’ in July, a leak of 124,000 internal files from 2013 to 2017 which revealed that the U.S. ride-hailing giant was willing to go to just about any length, legal or illegal, to force its way into European markets on its own terms.