Periagoge
Scenario

When platform dependency traps workers in exploitative conditions

My delivery driver job pays less each year as the app takes a bigger percentage, but I cannot quit because I need health insurance for my diabetic son.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Essential benefits become leverage for platforms to extract increasing value from dependent workers.

Your guide for this
Laozi
Laozi works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Technology and inequality — who benefits who pays?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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