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Subject: Bolt - Call request (mobility services/platform
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Dear Ms Chirico,
Dear Mr Canton,
I hope this message finds you well.
I’m writing on behalf of my client, Bolt – Europe’s
leading on-demand transportation platform – we
were in touch with Ms Chirico last year to discuss the
commission’s digital policy agenda.  
Today, I would like to request a 30-minute virtual meeting
to discuss the upcoming platform work initiative.
Considering your important coordination role in the Breton
Cabinet on collaborative economy, digital services and jobs
/ social rights with the other Cabinets, we believe it is
important to speak with you. 
(Bolt’s Vice-President for Regulation and Public
Policy) and 
 (Bolt’s Head of Public
Policy for Western Europe and the EU) will be present on
the call. 
In light of the upcoming Commission proposal on
platform work (Q4 2021), Bolt would like to present their
position and walk you through the findings of their most
recent driver data survey on platform worker
status.
Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Estonia, Bolt is one
of the few European born and bred companies that has
scaled-up into a global tech success. In the last four years,
the number of its passengers has risen from 3 to 50 million,
and 400,000 Bolt drivers now provide services 20 EU

Member States.
How platform work fits in a digital Europe is one of the
challenges faced today by ride-hailing and other new
mobility services. Bolt appreciates that self-employment is
not suitable for everyone but has implemented several
initiatives which it believes demonstrate that there is a
way for an ethical business model in which drivers are
remunerated fairly without harming ride-hailing platforms’
capacity to provide services and work opportunities.
For instance, Bolt offers some of the highest paying
opportunities in the labour market for unskilled labour: in
every European market in which Bolt operates,
drivers’ gross equivalent average hourly earnings
are a significant premium over the minimum wage,
and in many cases a multiple of it.
I would like to thank you in advance for considering this
meeting request. Bolt is available for a meeting in the
coming weeks and would be happy to accommodate your
agenda – what date would suit you best?
I look forward to hearing from you.
 
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