The Regional Labor Court of Minas Gerais, an inland state in Brazil, became the most recent government to recognize the “employment relationship between the Uber application and one of its associated drivers.” A UK court came to the same conclusion last October. Early this month, workers in Nigeria took to the streets to protest the nation’s bad leadership and harsh economic conditions. Led by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, the day was dubbed a “National Day of Action Against Corruption and for Good Governance.” Workers in Nigeria are pushing for a higher minimum wage.