The people Dara Khosrowshahi refers to as gig workers that also reside in California should be called, treated as, and receive the full benefits of employees [0]. Uber is fighting this law, and him continuing to call them gig workers only benefits Uber and other companies pretending to be a marketplace between workers and and customers.
[0] https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtm...
[1] https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/30/uber-and-postmates-sue-c...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Assembly_Bill_5_(20...