Exactly, the problem is that a taxi firm (+ app) would be a perfect fit for being organised as a worker's cooperative. However those workers have no way of rais

Exactly, the problem is that a taxi firm (+ app) would be a perfect fit for being organised as a worker's cooperative. However those workers have no way of raising the capital necessary, in the current system, to start that firm, even if it would mean better outcomes in the long run. It's perverse.