UN Women deny 'partnership' with Uber after jobs announcement

A major jobs initiative that was slated to pair the efforts of ride-hailing service Uber and UN Women has been scrapped just over a week since it was announced.

In a video posted to YouTube, UN Women executive director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said, “I want to assure you that UN Women will not accept an offer to collaborate in job creation with Uber."

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The stunning turnaround is remarkable considering that on March 10, Uber released a press statement in which it announced "a new global partnership with UN Women" to create "1 million jobs for women globally on the Uber platform by 2020." Read more...

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