A United Nations organisation for gender equality and empowerment of women said it would not collaborate with online taxi service Uber Technologies Inc.
"UN Women will not accept an offer to collaborate in job creation with Uber", Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka said in a YouTube video uploaded by trade union federation Public Services International on Wednesday. Uber was not immediately available to comment.
Uber said last week that it would partner with UN Women to create 1 million jobs for women as Uber drivers by 2020. Here's Uber's statement released at the time in full, which was signed by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka herself:
Today, UN Women and Uber are launching a partnership to work together around the world toward a shared vision of equality and women's empowerment.
We intend to invest in long-term programs in local communities where we live and work, as Uber commits to creating 1,000,000 jobs for women globally on the Uber platform by 2020.
Join the conversation and help ensure the UN Women's mission of economic empowerment is heard.
This important mission can only be accomplished when all women have direct access to safe and equitable earning opportunities. We look forward to a partnership where UN Women and Uber will drive more access to these types of opportunities around the world.
Please stay tuned for updates on our efforts.
Sincerely,
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka
Executive Director, UN Women
Travis Kalanick
CEO, Uber
© Thomson Reuters 2015
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