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The United Nations entity for gender equality has withdrawn from a partnership with online taxi-booking service Uber.
The United Nations entity for gender equality has withdrawn from a partnership with online taxi-booking service Uber.
The move comes after the plan was slammed by the International Transport Workers’ Federation for reinforcing “structural inequality” in the wake of reports of passenger assaults by Uber drivers.
“By classifying drivers as ‘independent contractors’, Uber denies them basic protections, from minimum wage pay to health care and other benefits on the job,” the statement read.