Uber is facing new legal actions for harassment, victimisation, and indirect discrimination over its use of allegedly racist facial recognition systems utilised by its ride-hailing and food-delivery businesses.
Supported by the Equality & Human Rights Commission and Worker Info Exchange, the App Drivers & Couriers Union (ADCU) has launched race discrimination and unfair dismissal claims against the ride-hailing giant in the UK, believed to be a global first for the gig economy.