Speeches

Mr President! For more than 100 years, employees all over Europe have fought for the right to a good working life, but unfortunately many of the major achievements are being rolled back. Platform companies like Uber, Wolt and Deliveroo have not only brought innovation and innovation with them, they have also brought in precarious working conditions that most of all look like something from the old days. This has affected the transport industry so much. When drivers and couriers drive around without insurance or safety equipment, they expose themselves to serious dangers. After all, when thousands of people are stuck on unpredictable zero-hour contracts, they lose the opportunity to plan their own everyday lives, lives and finances. This is simply not good enough. We can do much better. But now platform companies dream that we create a so-called "third category" between employees and employers so that they can continue to avoid ordinary employer responsibilities. This kind of 'employee light' category will be poisonous to Europe's social labour market model, and we as a Parliament must distance ourselves from this. We must avoid A and B teams and make it clear that a worker is a worker.