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Citizen TV Live (10/01/22) – Kenya’s gig economy
Business Standard News (10/01/22) – Is the Fairwork ratings on gig workers’ condition a wake-up call?
TVT (08/01/22) – Projeto defende princípios em defesa do trabalho justo nas plataformas digitais
The Logical Indian (31/12/21) – Fairwork India Ratings 2021: Flipkart Tops List, Ride-Sharing Apps Perform Poorly
Fortune India (31/12/21) – Tech unicorns failing gig workers; take-home crashes as costs rise
Vijay Karnataka (30/12/21) – ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ಸ್ನೇಹಿ ವಾತಾವರಣ: ಓಲಾ, ಊಬರ್‌ಗೆ 10 ರಲ್ಲಿ 0 ಅಂಕ; ಸ್ವಿಗ್ಗಿ, ಜ್ಯೊಮ್ಯಾಟೋ ಕತೆಯೂ ನಿರಾಶಾದಾಯಕ
Outlook India (30/12/21) – India’s Gig Economy Mess: Is The Country Unfit For Aggregation Business?
The News Minute (30/12/21) – Ola, Uber score lowest on fairness scale report, Flipkart highest
India Observers (30/12/21) – Fairwork India Ratings 2021: Flipkart tops the ranking with the best working conditions for app-based gig workers
India Tech Online (30/12/21) – Condition of Gig workers in India ranges from good to ugly
What News (30/12/21) – Ola, Uber score poorly in gig-work conditions, Flipkart tops the chart: Fairwork Ratings
News Analysis India (30/12/21) – Flipkart best, Ola, Uber worst in taking care of gig workers: Report
Hi India (30/12/21) – Fairwork India Ratings 2021: Flipkart Tops The Ranking With The Best Working Conditions For App-Based Gig Workers
Trak.in (30/12/21) – Ola, Uber Worst Place For Indian Gig Workers; Here’s The Best Company
Prime Times (30/12/21) – Ola, Uber score lowest on fairness scale report, Flipkart highest
Indfluencive (30/12/21) – Flipkart Treats Gig Workers Best Among Platform Cos
Mint (30/12/21) – Ola, Uber rank lowest in fair labour practices for gig workers
Business Standard (30/12/21) – Questions still on how far labour codes will change gig workers’ lot
Financial Express (30/12/21) – Ola, Uber score poorly in gig-work conditions, Flipkart tops the chart: Fairwork Ratings
The Times of India (30/12/21) – Take-home earnings of gig workers decline in 2021, Flipkart tops Fairwork India rating list
Telengana Today (30/12/21) – Gig workers’ earnings decline in 2021
The Morning Standard (30/12/21) – Flipkart tops Fairwork Index, Ola & Uber score zero
The New Indian Express (30/12/21) – Flipkart best, Ola, Uber worst in taking care of gig workers: Report
CNBC TV18 (29/12/21) – App-based gig workers’ earnings declined in 2021: Report
ABP News (29/12/21) – Uber, Ola Get Zero In Fairwork India Ratings 2021, Flipkart Tops The List
Bloomberg Quint (29/12/21) – Gig Economy: Uber, Ola Ranked As Worst Performers By Fairwork India Index
Business Insider India (29/12/21) – Urban Company is not the best place for gig workers anymore and Ola, Uber are the worst
The Outreach.in (29/12/21) – Ola, Uber scores zero on the Fairwork India 2021 ratings
Amazing Workplaces (29/12/21) – Fairwork India Ratings 2021 Report highlights working conditions of app-based gig workers
Business Journal (29/12/21) – Ola, Uber score zero in Fairwork’s gig worker platform rankings for 2021-Business Journal
USA Newzz (29/12/21) – Urban Company is not the best place for gig workers anymore and Ola, Uber are the worst
In Shorts (29/12/21) – Flipkart ranks best in working conditions for gig workers, overtakes Urban Company
Suryaa (29/12/21) – Uber, Ola and Porter Mobility Services Score Zero in Fairwork India Ratings
Deccan News (29/12/21) – Gig workers’ earnings fall in 2021
Bizz Buzz (29/12/21) – Mirage or opportunity? Seeking fair play in gig work
Earth Times (29/12/21) – Uber, Ola Get Zero In Fairwork India Ratings 2021, Flipkart Tops The List
Business Standard (29/12/21) – Ola, Uber score zero in Fairwork’s gig worker platform rankings for 2021
The Economic Times (29/12/21) – Ola and Uber score 0/10 for gig worker conditions in new report
The Hindu Business Line (29/12/21) – Ola, Uber scores zero on the Fairwork India 2021 ratings
Business Today (29/12/21) – Indian gig workers’ take-home earnings decreased in 2021: Fairwork India report
The Times of India (20/12/21) – Flipkart treats gig workers best among platform cos
Citizen TV Live (16/12/21) – (6:50:00)
The Daily Star (14/12/21) – Gig workers underpaid
nd-aktuell (13/12/21) – Widerstand wirkt
Brave New Europe (09/12/21) – Gig Economy Project – Reaction to the platform work directive
The News of the World (08/12/21) – Gig workers underpaid
The Business Standard (08/12/21) – Ride-sharing, food delivery firms in country fail fairness standards
University of Ghana Business School (02/12/21) – Fairwork Ghana Launches Digital Platform Report at UGBS
Ghana Business News (01/12/21) – Ghanaians working in gig economy are paid low – Report
Modern Ghana (01/12/21) – Platform work in Ghana fails basic job quality standards — New report finds
Business Dashboard (01/12/21) – 13:34 – 18:50
News Ghana (30/11/21) – Food delivery and ride-hailing Platforms in Ghana fails basic job quality standards- Report
City Business News (30/11/21) – Stakeholders call for robust labour standards to improve working conditions of gig workers
Wired UK (30/11/21) – Europe Went Bananas for Gorillas. Then Its Workers Rose Up
The Economic Times (29/11/21) – Wrong interpretation of gig workers as independent contractors or partners continues : Report
Modern Ghana (26/11/21) – Fairwork to launch report on working conditions of digital labour platforms in Ghana
Ghana Business News (25/11/21) – Report on working conditions of gig economy in Ghana to be launched
Ghana News Agency (25/11/21) – Fairwork to launch report on working conditions of digital labour platforms in Ghana
Graphic Online (25/11/21) – Fairwork to launch report on working conditions of Ghana’s digital labour platforms
University of Ghana Business School (24/11/21) – Fairwork to Launch Report on Working Conditions of Digital Labour Platforms in Ghana
My Job (24/11/21) – Fairwork to launch report on working conditions of digital labour platforms in Ghana
The Business Standard (23/11/21) – Gig economy in Bangladesh: Challenges and paths to fairer platforms
Computer Weekly (08/11/21) – Gig economy workforce nearly trebles over five years
The Big Issue (06/11/21) – A National Food Service? TfL for taxis? What nationalising the gig economy could look like
BBC Oxford (05/11/21) – BBC Oxford Fleur Ostojak
Platforms Intelligence (05/11/21) – UK survey shows that workers’ rights is now a major factor in platform choice
Tribune Magazine (29/10/21) – The Gig Economy Needs to Change – And the Public Knows It
MJT (29/10/21) – Glovo Sets New Social Rights Standard With ‘The Couriers Pledge’
Marketing4Ecommerce (29/10/21) – Así es el «compromiso» de Glovo: la startup anuncia una nueva forma de relacionarse con sus repartidores
Independent (28/10/21) – Public supports nationalising ‘gig economy’ apps such as Deliveroo and Uber to improve working conditions
Unleash (28/10/21) – Glovo pledges to improve gig working conditions
Silicon Canals (28/10/21) – Glovo commits to increase the social rights and benefits available to its couriers; announces ‘The Couriers Pledge’
Forbes (28/10/21) – Glovo Creates New ‘Couriers Pledge’ To Meet Demands On Pay And Worker Conditions
TechCrunch (28/10/21) – As EU eyes ‘balance’ on precarious gig work, Glovo offers pledge of ‘fairer’ conditions for couriers
Tabula (28/10/21) – (რ) Glovo სოციალური უფლებების ახალ სტანდარტს ადგენს, პროექტი – “კურიერებისთვის” (Glovo sets new social rights standard, draft for Couriers)
Tportal (28/10/21) – Glovo postavlja novi standard za prava dostavljača pod nazivom ‘The Couriers Pledge’
RTIH (28/10/21) – Glovo preps The Couriers Pledge global roll-out
Business Insider (12/10/21) – Is Urban Company heading the Ola, Uber way with over 100 beauticians taking to the street?
Tech Won’t Save US (12/10/21) – Gig Work is Not a Novelty in Brazil w/ Rafael Grohmann
The Jakarta Post (04/10/21) – Asia’s gig workers strive to match global gains on labor rights
Thomson Reuters (01/10/21) – Asia’s gig workers strive to match global gains on labour rights
China Labour Bulletin (30/09/21) – In India, Gig Workers Challenge Platforms Online in War of Words
Rest of World (21/09/21) – ‘We’re all fighting the giant’: Gig workers around the world are finally organizing
702 (20/09/21) – Corporates urged to join the pledge to support fair working conditions across SA’s gig economy
FIN24 (20/09/21) – OPINION | Exploiting gig workers will only make SA’s jobs crisis worse
IOL (16/09/21) – Role of ethics in gig economy raises questions
Cape Argus (16/09/21) – Role of ethics in gig economy raises questions
EMINETRA (15/09/21) – Join the pledge to support fair working conditions across the gig economy
BIZCOMMUNITY (09/09/21) – Join the pledge to support fair working conditions across the gig economy
UCT News (07/09/21) – Join pledge in support of fair working conditions in the gig economy
ITWeb (06/09/21) – Call for SA gig economy to improve labour practices
Radio 702 (04/09/21) – The Fairwork Report and Gigging in South Africa
Biz Magazine (03/09/21) – Corporates urged to join the Fairwork Project
Ventureburn (02/09/21) – Fairwork Project puts out call for Pledge supporters
Africa.com (31/08/21) – Corporates Urged To Join The Pledge To Support Fair Working Conditions Across South Africa’s Gig Economy
Hypertext (30/08/21) – Fairwork Project urging corporates to pledge support for local gig workers – HTXT.AFRICA
Brave New Europe (24/08/21) – Gig Economy Project – The pandemic and the gig economy in global perspective: Interview with Kelle Howson
The Strait Times (16/08/21) – Delivery riders in India speak out against ‘unfair’ conditions, wages
Berliner Zeitung (13/08/21) – Unrest in Unicorn Country
Berliner Zeitung (13/08/21) – Unruhe im Einhornland: Wie die Gorillas sich aus der Prekarisierung ziehen
Business Line (12/08/21) – Have made situation more palatable: Zomato
GHZ (05/08/21) – Com a Palabra Pesquisador da “plataformização” lista princípios dos “trabalhos decentes” e projeta futuro da área
Inc42 (03/08/21) – How Hoopy’s Company Culture Is Paving The Path For A Sustainable $455 Bn Gig Economy
NetzPolitik.org (02/08/21) – Lieferando und seine Betriebsräte
Politico EU (21/07/21) – At the whim of Amazon’ — after the pandemic, gig workers are getting organized
Business Line (17/07/21) – Post IPO, work conditions may improve for Zomato delivery partners: Fairwork India
Channel Africa Radio (16/07/21) – Mentorship corner: Challenges for gig economy
All Africa (15/07/21) – South Africa: Fairwork Report Highlights Precarity of Work in the Gig Economy
UCT News (15/07/21) – Fairwork report highlights precarity of work in the gig economy
Africa.com (14/07/21) – South African Gig Workers Face An Uncertain And Risky Work Environment, Amplified By The Covid-19 Pandemic
Radio JGM (14/07/21) – Rider Unidos Ya: «Mientras las empresas aumentan sus millonarias ganancias, nosotros contamos a nuestros muertos»
IOL (13/07/21) – The state of work in SA’s gig economy
IOL (13/07/21) – Covid-19 risk high for gig economy workers – report
Tech Talk (12/07/21) – GetTOD is SA’s top scorer in gig working fairness
Business Insider SA (11/07/21) – SA ‘Gig’ workers should be earning at least R41/hour as a ‘living wage’ – but most don’t
IOL (09/07/21) – GetTOD is SA’s top scorer in gig working fairness
Love Africa News (09/07/21) – Uber vs MrD vs Bolt vs SweepSouth – the best and worst gig jobs in South Africa
CNBC Africa (09/07/21) – SA gig workers among hardest hit by pandemic, research finds
UK Time News (08/07/21) – Uber vs MrD vs Bolt vs SweepSouth – the best and worst jobs in South Africa
Business Day (08/07/21) – Gig workers in SA struggling, exploited and often underpaid
NEWS FOUNDED (08/07/21) – Uber vs MrD vs Bolt vs SweepSouth – the best and ugliest gig jobs in South Africa
Fast Company (08/07/21) – The State of Work in the SA Gig economy
The Bharat Express News (08/07/21) – Uber vs MrD vs Bolt vs SweepSouth – the best and worst jobs in South Africa
Canada Express News (08/07/21) – Uber vs MrD vs Bolt vs SweepSouth – the best and worst jobs in South Africa
Brazil News (08/07/21) – Uber vs MrD and Bolt vs SweepSouth – Best and Worst Jobs in South Africa
EMINETRA (08/07/21) – Uber vs MrD vs Bolt vs SweepSouth – South Africa’s best and worst gig jobs
BIZCOMMUNITY (08/07/21) – UCT, Oxford launch 2021 Fairwork South Africa Ratings report
Mail & Guardian (08/07/21) – Low pay, unfair conditions and no safety net for Covid-hit gig workers
Times Live (08/07/21) – Significant downturn in e-hailing as pandemic hits gig economy: report
HYPER TEXT (08/07/21) – How gig economy platforms score in the treatment of South African workers
HYPER TEXT (08/07/21) – htxt.africast – The fairness of the gig economy
BUSINESS TECH (08/07/21) – Uber vs MrD vs Bolt vs SweepSouth – the best and worst gig jobs in South Africa
Techsmart (08/07/21) – South African gig workers face an uncertain and risky work environment, amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic
SowetanLive (08/07/21) – Significant downturn in e-hailing as pandemic hits gig economy
La vida es pega (02/07/2021) – Trabajar para un algoritmo, entrevista a Jorge Leyton
Irish Tech News (22/06/2021) – Freelance and Microwork Platforms Not Fair to Workers
The Clinic (16/06/2021) – Informe Fairwork evidencia condiciones laborales: cobertura del informe
Brave New Europe (15/06/2021) – Gig Economy Project – Discrimination of cloudworkers in the global south is rife on digital platforms, report finds
Radio Futuro (14/06/2021) – Entrevista a Arturo Arriagada, profesor de la Escuela de Comunicaciones y Periodismo de la UAI e investigador principal de Fairwork Chile
Radio Sonar (11/06/2021) – Entrevista a Arturo Arriagada, profesor de la Escuela de Comunicaciones y Periodismo UAI e investigador principal de Fair Work Chile
La Tercera (10/06/2021) – La precariedad de los “socios” conductores y repartidores: entrevista Arturo Arriagada y Macarena Bonhomme
Dissent Magazine (04/06/2021) – Belabored: Back to Work (podcast)
EuroNews (04/06/2021) – Amazon Flex, Bolt and Ola score zero in fairness ranking for failing to offer minimum wage
Diario Financiero (03/06/2021) – Plataformas digitales y estándar laboral
Radio Pauta (03/06/21) – UAI junto Oxford y Fairwork desarrollaron estudio sobre condiciones laborales de las app
Radio La Clave (02/06/21) – Estudio Fairwork Chile, entrevista a Macarena Bonhomme
Diario Financiero (01/06/21) – Informe Fairwork Chile 2021 evidencia bajos estándares laborales de las app
Tele 13 Radio (01/06/21) – Malas notas se sacaron las aplicaciones
Forbes (31/05/2021) – Bolt Is Entering The Bustling Dark Store Business
Irish Tech News (31/05/2021) – 11 Digital Labour Platforms Rated in New Oxford Report
Human Engineers (27/05/2021) – Amazon Flex, Bolt and Ola criticised for failing to ensure minimum wage
Malay Mail (26/05/2021) – Amazon Flex, Bolt and Ola criticised for failing to ensure minimum wage
Thomson Reuters Foundation (26/05/2021) – Amazon Flex, Bolt and Ola criticised for failing to ensure minimum wage
Silicon Republic (25/05/2021) – Report: Bolt and Amazon Flex among worst employers for UK gig workers
Brave New Europe (25/05/2021) – Gig Economy Project – Ola, Bolt, and Amazon Flex given zero rating in UK Fair Work study
Employee Benefits (25/05/2021) – Only two in 11 gig economy employers guarantee staff minimum wage
Primicias (10/04/2021) – Plataformas de entrega a domicilio incumplen con estándares de trabajo justo
Time (10/04/2021) – Why Delivery Drivers in Latin America Are Fighting for Fair Treatment
Radio Centro Quito (05/04/2021) – Fairwork Ecuador Puntuaciones: Entrevista a María Belén Albornoz
El Universo (01/04/2021) – Plataformas digitales de reparto obtienen en Ecuador puntajes bajos en indicadores de trabajo justo, según estudio
SR Radio (31/03/2021) – Fairwork Ecuador: Análisis de las condiciones de trabajo en la economía de plataformas de Ecuador
Inc42 (31/03/2021) – As Tech Platforms Expand, India’s Gig Economy Can Provide 90 Mn Jobs, Generate $250 Bn In Volume Of Work
Financial Express (30/03/2021) – India’s gig economy comprising Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Dunzo, others may serve 90m jobs, add 1.25% to GDP
Financial Times (23/o3/2021) – Sometimes sleeping on the job should be paid too
Business Insider Bangladesh (19/03/2021) – Should web-based businesses be brought under govt regulation?
Klassekampen (18/03/2021) – Dømt til å ansette sjåfører
WIRED (17/03/2021) – Uber Says Its UK Drivers Are ‘Workers,’ but Not Employees
Sky News (17/03/2021) – Uber gives workers some entitlements
The Business Standard News (16/03/2021) – Gig economy: Too early to come under regulation
ZDF (10/03/2021) – Und die Fahrer gucken in die Röhre (TV)
Business Standard (26/02/2021) – Zomato to pay more to delivery partners, absorb fuel price rise impact
BBC News Hour (19/02/21) – UK’s Supreme Court ruling on Uber (Radio)
TechCrunch (17/02/2021) – Uber could give gig workers a better deal but it’s lobbying EU to lower standards, says Fairwork
India Spend (11/01/2021) – Gig Jobs Give Women Higher Incomes But Little Security
The Hindu (05/01/2021) – Quality gigs, a solution to urban unemployment
The Economic Times (04/01/2021) – Partners on gigs makes Zomato, Swiggy, Ola, Uber run. High time these platforms fixed their issues.
The Wire (17/12/2020) – A Pandemic of Discontent: The Growing Woes of India’s
Food Delivery Workers
Yahoo News (17/12/2020) – Zomato Ranks Worst in Working Conditions in 2020 Fairwork India Ranking, Deepinder Goyal Admits Company’s Abysmal Performance, Assures They Will Perform Better
Live Mint (16/12/2020) – Urban Company is the best app-based platform to work with in India: report
The Economic Times (16/12/2020) – Zomato, Swiggy score 1/10 on working conditions for their workers
Hindustan Times (16/12/2020) – Zomato ranked worst on ‘Fairwork’ ratings, co-founder pledges to improve work conditions | Ranking
Business Standard (16/12/2020) – Will leave no stone unturned to improve working conditions: Zomato
CNBC TV18 (16/12/2020) – Zomato CEO takes responsibility as company scores 1/10 on working conditions for delivery partners.
MoneyControl (15/12/2020) – Fairwork India Ratings 2020: Urban Company tops list in working conditions
Financial Express (15/12/2020) – Swiggy, Uber, Zomato least while Urban Company most ‘fair’ in working conditions for gig workers: Study
DailyHunt (15/12/2020) – Fairwork Project Finds Flipkart Best Indian Startup To Work For; Ola, Uber Worst
ITWeb (10/11/2020) – New Code of Good Practice to protect gig workers in SA
Financial Mail South Africa (10/09/2020) – SA ride-hailing business faces legal speed bump
BBC (28/08/20) – How algorithms keep workers in the dark
Herald Live (21/05/2020) – “Jobbing” through unemployment crisis
MoneyWeb (21/05/2020) – The gig economy – will there be anything left?
eNCA All Angles (20/05/2020) – [Television interview, no title]
IOL (20/05/2020) – Gig workers hit hard by Covid-19
Engineering News (19/05/2020) – How Covid-19 has affected the gig economy in South Africa
IT Online (19/05/2020) – Covid-19 and its effect on SA’s gig economy
Gadget (19/05/2020) – Saving the gig economy
Staffing Industry Analysts (06/05/2020) – Gig Economy Firms must do more to protect workers, report says.
Bot Populi (01/05/2020) – It’ a no-win for gig workers in the Covid-19 moment
TechRound (30/04/2020) – “Uber and Deliveroo’s ‘Charter Of Good Work’ Is Nothing But Fairwashing”, The Fairwork project
Yiba (24/03/2020) – The Fairwork Project
Fast Company (23/03/2020) – SA gig economy report: The truth about working for Uber-like companies
Cape Talk (20/03/2020) – Impact of Covid-19 on the gig economy (Radio interview)
Daily Maverick (20/03/2020) – SA gig workers may be vital, and yet vulnerable, during the pandemic
HyperText (18/03/2020) – South Africa’s COVID-19 crisis brings gig economy workers into sharper focus
UOL (03/02/2020) – Pago Por Clique: A promessa de trabalho remoto da era digital se transformou numa servidão contemporânea
Carta Capital (25/11/2019) – Como construir uma “gig economy” mais justa em quatro etapas
America Economia (21/11/2019) – “Los trabajadores de plataformas, las plataformas y la economía gig están definidos por la vulnerabilidad de los trabajadores”
NextConomy (22/08/2019) – Fairwork zet 5 standaarden uit voor ‘gigwork’
BBC Business Daily (02/08/2019) – A global gig economy: Are freelancing platforms threatening worker’s rights?
The Wire (01/08/2019) – As Zomato Confronts Communal Bias, Liberal Stand Can Brings Costs, and Benefits Too
Retina (27/05/2019) – El futuro del trabajo “La automatización promueve la inequidad”
University World News (17/05/2019) – Innovation for the public good in a deeply unequal society
The Deccan Herald (16/04/2019) – Flipkart secures highest score in IIITV rankings (Print Only)
Diginomica ( 16/04/2019) – Building a fair working environment for the gig economy – a UK/South African idea takes shape
Der Tagesspiegel (15/04/2019) – Plattformökonomie braucht Mindeststandards
Business Live (11/04/2019) – Fairwork exposes exploitation in gig economy amid regulatory vacuum
Tech World (09/04/2019) – Could a working conditions rating system protect gig economy workers?
Newsclick (02/04/2019) – Ola, Uber, FoodPanda are some of the worst employers, finds study
New Internationalist (01/04/2019) – Holding platforms accountable to digital workers’ rights
ITWebAfrica (29/03/2019) – Fairwork rating system for digital economy pilots in SA
Business Insider (27/03/2019) – In India, Flipkart tops the ‘fairness’ quotient for gig economy workers: Report
YourStory (27/03/2019) – Flipkart, Dunzo, Bigbasket rank highest in ‘fair pay’ on gig economy scoreboard
Gooruf (27/03/2019) – Flipkart ranked highly for ‘fairness’ of working conditions in India gig platform study
Daily Maverick (26/03/2019) – Uber, Taxify score poorly in Oxford University study on South African digital platform working conditions
Tech Crunch (26/03/2019) – Flipkart ranked highly for ‘fairness’ of working conditions in India gig platform study
All Africa (26/03/2019) – South Africa: Uber, Taxify Score Poorly in Oxford University Study On South African Digital Platform Working Conditions
IT News Africa (25/03/2019) – Rating working conditions in the digital economy with Fairwork
Quartz India (16/03/2019) – The ugly truth behind being a gig-economy worker in India
The East African (15/03/2019) – What will the popularity of online shopping in Africa mean for jobs?
New Internationalist (28/02/2019) – Networked but commodified: digital labour in the remote gig economy
Open Democracy (16/12/2018) – Grassroots action prominent in the platform economy
The Atlantic (31/08/2018) – The Online Gig Economy’s ‘Race to the Bottom’
The University of Cape Town News (28/08/2018) – Project to protect workers in digital gig economy
Red Pepper (18/06/2018) – Tyranny of the Mechanical Turk: The rise and rise of digital platform work
WIRED (21/03/2017) – The Hidden Dangers of the Global Gig-Economy