Uber files: To increase business, Uber flouting the law, leaked documents revealed the secret.
New Delhi: Uber, the world’s largest company providing cab service aggregator, has come under serious allegations due to a disclosure. More than 1.12 lakh documents related to the company have been leaked, which are being called Uber files. Through these it has been alleged that Uber broke laws to gain entry into markets around the world. used immoral means. lobbied governments in various countries to take undue advantage. Dust blown in the eyes of the police. By resorting to such unfair practices, Uber has grown from Silicon Valley of America to the biggest company doing business around the world.
The British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ has got these documents, which are for a period of five years. The newspaper says that Uber was then run by its co-founder Travis Kellenick. At that time the company had adopted a policy of spreading its feet ignoring the laws. When the climate against it arose, the company used unfair means to gain the support of presidents, prime ministers, billionaire businessmen and the media from various countries. Political figures lobbied for relaxation of labor and taxi laws. Hide facts to thwart regulatory and legal scrutiny. Sent money to Bermuda and many such tax havens. Incidents of violence against drivers were used to elicit sympathy. Uber executives were fully aware that they were breaking the law.
collusion with governments
The Guardian has got the documents from 2013 to 2017. There are also more than 83 thousand e-mails and WhatsApp messages in these. Some of these messages suggest that Uber adopted a strategy of sending its drivers to protests in France. At that time, Kellenic was warned that drivers could be subjected to violence during demonstrations. In response to this, Kellenic said- ‘In my opinion, this should be allowed to happen. Violence ensures success.’ However, a spokesman for Kellenick from the British newspaper said that Kellenick had never spoken of taking advantage of violence. In the leaked documents, there is also an exchange of messages between Kellenic and French President Macron.
It is alleged that when Macron was the French Minister of Economic Affairs, he secretly gave this facility to Uber, so that it could contact him and his employees directly. When Macron became president, there are indications that he took extraordinary measures to benefit Uber. The documents allege that US President Joe Biden, when the country’s vice president, had direct contact with Kalanick. Similarly, Uber launched a campaign to influence media organizations around the world to show news in its favor.
Uber’s argument
Meanwhile, Uber has said that we do not want to make excuses for the past. Just want us to be judged on our work for the last five years. An Uber India spokesperson said the company has acknowledged mistakes in the past, but has been a separate company since 2017 under the leadership of CEO Dara Khosrowshahi. We will not make excuses for past behavior that is not even in line with our values. All we want to ask people is that they should judge us on our work in the last 5 years and on our work in the coming years.
