[Leica] IMGs: Gig economy protest at Barcelona

[John McMaster]

Have you ever seen Taxi?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0152930/?ref_=nv_sr_5

john

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From: LUG [mailto:lug-bounces+john=mcmaster.co.uk at leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Douglas Barry
Sent: 11 October 2018 15:17
To: lug at leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] IMGs: Gig economy protest at Barcelona

We were in our hotel room in Barcelona when we heard the waspish noise 
of a lot of two stroke motorbikes approaching on the Via Laeitana below. 
The cacophony got louder and louder and then stopped just underneath the 
bedroom window revving away while more and more joined in. It was fairly 
deafening.

Opening the window I saw a protest by mainly Glovo couriers gathered 
en-masse, but it included a few Deliveroo ones too. They were unhappy at 
the income they were getting under the gig economy. Income in these jobs 
seems attractive until you factor in maintenance costs and depreciation. 
Most join up and discover the economic reality too late.

Gig economy protest on Via Laeitana, Barcelona in September 2018. I took 
a few shots from above them, and then ran down to get among them on the 
street below. Has nine photos.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DouglasBray/Spain/Barcelona+2018/Protest/?g2_statusId=x81b9223e&g2_navId=x6ab5b380

Fuji X100S. Can be seen LARGE.

After about 20 minutes of revving, they moved off down the long Via 
Laeitana gathering more protesters as they went.

Douglas