Spain and France: Similar Struggles, Different Systems

[bonk]

In Spain, freelance journalists earn €50–€70 per piece, often filling roles that would otherwise be permanent jobs (“false autónomos”). In France, freelancers have structured pay (€60 per page), but median earnings remain low at €1,951 gross, highlighting widespread precarity across Europe.

[Abdul Khan]

Interesting how the problems are alike but solutions aren’t.

[Nahid Hossen]

Freelancers everywhere want the same thing — recognition and stability.