The Precariats, Live Performance & EP Launch | November 19 | 8 PM at TrouwAmsterdam

By patricia, November 19, 2014 at 12:31 pm.

This Thursday at the MyCreativity Sweatshop at 8 PM The Precariats perform live and celebrate the launch of their EP titled Zero-Hour Contract. All the song lyrics are taken from texts of a popular contract in the creative industry: the zero-hour contract. Come sing along!

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