Economy #105 · Listening

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Question 1 of 6What is the commentary's argument?

Question 2 of 6How do platforms describe their role?

Question 3 of 6What does the platform control, according to the speaker?

Question 4 of 6What is the point of the rhetorical question about independence?

Question 5 of 6Why does the speaker reject forcing workers into traditional jobs?

Question 6 of 6How should the proposed protection be funded?

Vocabulary

الْمِنَصَّاتُ الرَّقْمِيَّةُdigital platforms

بِوَصْفِهَاas, in its capacity as

الْمُسْتَقِلِّينfreelance, independent

عُمُولَةcommission

الْأَجْرُ الْأَدْنَىthe minimum wage

تُقَيِّمُrates

بِضَغْطَةِ زِرٍّat the push of a button

قَسْرًاby force

صِيغَةformula

مَصِيرfate