Uber Backs Proposal to Set Minimum Wage for Gig Workers

An Uber logo is seen on a sign outside the company's headquarters location in San Francisco, on May 8, 2019. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images

Ride-hailing and delivery app Uber said it supports the proposed workplace law changes in Australia to provide minimum pay to workers in the gig economy.

“Uber is supportive of industry-wide reform at a national level that ensures minimum standards for everyone in the gig economy as outlined by the Minister,” an Uber spokesperson told The Epoch Times on Sept. 4.