Who Speaks for the Workers?
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BBC
4.6 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 26 June 2017
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Union membership is in decline whilst structural changes in the economy - including the rise of the so-called gig economy - are putting downward pressure on wages, and creating fertile conditions for exploitation by unscrupulous employers. So who is going to ensure that workers get a fair deal? Sonia Sodha, chief leader writer for the Observer, investigates. Producer: David Edmonds.
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| 0:44.0 | This week, Sonia Soda asks, who speaks for the workers? |
| 0:50.0 | We're looking for delivery-dry moment. |
| 0:51.0 | Op-that might be him over there actually. |
| 0:54.1 | Mohan. |
| 0:55.1 | Hi, Mohan, I'm Sonia. |
| 0:56.4 | And nice to meet you. |
| 0:57.2 | I'm Chief Edelwright at the Observer. |
| 0:58.4 | I'm presenting this analysis documentary on the future of work and unions. |
| 1:02.4 | Oh, yeah. do you normally start your shift from here? |
| 1:06.0 | Yeah, this is the zone centre for this area. |
| 1:08.0 | So this is where we're supposed to be when we're logging. |
| 1:11.0 | Mohan drives to the online restaurant delivery service, Deliverer. |
| 1:16.6 | He's part of a growing phenomenon in the labor market, |
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