Lack of Benefits and Legal Protections Remains a Key Freelancer Challenge

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Freelancers continue to face structural disadvantages compared to full-time employees, particularly when it comes to benefits and legal protections. Without employer-backed health insurance, paid leave, or retirement plans, many independent workers must manage these costs on their own.

Efforts by organizations like Freelancers Union have pushed for better protections, but progress varies widely by region. As freelancing grows globally, policymakers are under increasing pressure to modernize labor laws and address the gaps affecting millions of independent workers.

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Freelancing is basically speedrunning adulthood on hard mode

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shoutout to Freelancers Union for trying because no one else is in a rush