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Canada has joined a growing list of nations that have introduced legislation to combat modern slavery in supply chains. (Paul Teysen/Unsplash)

Canada’s Modern Slavery Act is the start — not the end — of efforts to address the issue in supply chains

Kam Phung, Simon Fraser University and Genevieve LeBaron, Simon Fraser University

If we have learned anything from the fight against modern slavery, it is that addressing the issue takes extensive time, resources and long-term commitments.
Uber deliberately positioned itself as a tech company to avoid the regulations of the taxi industry. (Shutterstock)

The manipulation of Uber’s public image profoundly impacted the lives of taxi drivers

Kam Phung, Simon Fraser University; Luciana Turchick Hakak, University of The Fraser Valley; Madeline Toubiana, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa; Sean Buchanan, University of Manitoba, and Trish Ruebottom, McMaster University

The Uber Files leak reveals that the company embarked on a deliberate public relations strategy that involved the media, public officials and academics.
Why have Uber drivers been regarded more favourably than taxi drivers? Lexi Anderson/Unsplash

How Uber drivers avoided — and contributed to — the fate of taxi drivers

Kam Phung, York University, Canada; Luciana Turchick Hakak, University of The Fraser Valley; Madeline Toubiana, University of Alberta; Sean Buchanan, University of Manitoba, and Trish Ruebottom, McMaster University

Taxi drivers and Uber drivers perform the same work, but Uber’s categorization as a tech company has contributed to the historical stigma against taxi drivers.

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