The possible Grab-Gojek merger has alarmed SE Asian labor groups, who fear the merger will provide little incentive to improve the working conditions of drivers
Rest of World : Tweets: @ozmarshall , @_meher , and @findingsen Tweets: Marshall Hughes / @ozmarshall : The most likely source of reform in the #gigeconomy is customer activism, and there is no chance of that happening. Delivery apps are the fossil fuel industry of the 21st century. https://twitter.com/... Meher / @_meher : How many of the apps that are booming in pandemic times are built on the assumption that the gig worker at the bottom will eat the cost for their success? “Grab doesn't care about the drivers. It's like throwing a lemon away after squeezing it” https://restofworld.org/... Sen Nguyen / @findingsen : Investors are musing about merging ride-hailing giants Grab & Gojek to expand their empire in SEA, but how far can this empire go when gig workers who make it possible are unhappy w their working conditions? With the talented @PeterGuest and @randymulyanto https://restofworld.org/...