Workers rights 'kneecapped' by sharing economy: Unions

The explosion of the sharing economy is threatening to "kneecap" workers rights and social protection systems dating back to the 19th Century, European Labour Unions warned on Monday. Unveiling new research which showed that nearly one in eight adults in Sweden are now earning part of their income from activities in the so-called "gig" economy, leaders of some of Europe's biggest workers' organisations said it was time for governments to wake up to the scale of change underway in labour markets.