Las mejores y peores plataformas para trabajar como ‘freelance’ según la Universidad de Oxford: solo 2 ofrecen un trabajo justo Business Insider, 25 August 2022 La economía de plataforma o gig economy en inglés va más allá de los repartidores de Glovo o Uber. Cada vez se extiende a más y más oficios, y existen infinidad de plataformas digitales que ofrecen microtrabajos en Internet. Jetzt lesen
Pakistan’s two percent labour force engaged in gig economy SABAH, 25 August 2022 ISLAMABAD, August 25 (SABAH): Pakistan has nearly 2 percent of its labour force engaged in the gig economy through online and location-based services. Jetzt lesen
پاکستان میں ڈیجیٹل لیبرپلیٹ فارمز میں حالات کار مسلسل تنزلی کا شکار ہیں، نئی تحقیق SABAH, 25 August 2022 اسلام آباد (صباح نیوز) پاکستان میں ڈیجیٹل لیبر پلیٹ فارمز سے پانچ لاکھ سے زائد کارکن معاشی طور پر وابستہ ہیں لیکن ان پلیٹ فارمز پر کام کرنے کے حالات مسلسل خراب ہوتے جا رہے ہیں۔ Jetzt lesen
Cloudarbeit: Schlechte Noten für Plattformen Tagesspiegel, 25 August 2022 Ein gestern erschienener Bericht untersucht die Arbeitsbedingungen bei Cloudwork-Anbietern. Keine der untersuchten Plattformen erhält die Höchstpunktzahl, vier sogar null von zehn Punkten. Jetzt lesen
Ricardo Patah of UGT Brazil: “For the work of the future, we need a union of the future” Equal Times, 24 August 2022 In an interview with Equal Times, Ricardo Patah discusses the conditions that digital platform workers in Brazil face – particularly the country’s nearly 300,000 motoboys (motorbike delivery workers). Jetzt lesen
Swiggy executives in Bangalore stage protest demanding minimum wages The Federal, 20 August 2022 All India Gig Workers’ Union-Karnataka said it plans to approach the State government urging it to bring in legislation that would help the workers Jetzt lesen
DEEP DIVE | A broken permit system, broke drivers… but big bucks for Uber, City of Cape Town News24, 16 August 2022 In this deep dive, Adiel Ismail turns a searchlight on the plight of women e-hailing drivers – arguably one of the most vulnerable groups of workers – who face demanding and dangerous bumps in the road to feed their families. Jetzt lesen
Labor conditions in the PH platform economy The Manila Times, 14 August 2022 TENS of millions of digital platform workers live all over the world, doing work that is outsourced via platforms or apps. Jetzt lesen
New report by Oxford and Fairwork Philippines reveals best and worst practices in gig economy Business Mirror, 11 August 2022 More than 400,000 riders and drivers in the Philippines work in the gig economy, but a new report says many of these workers face low pay and dangerous conditions. Jetzt lesen
No evidence riders get minimum wage through gig labor — report Business World, 11 August 2022 Gig workers in the Philippines “face low pay and dangerous conditions,” according to a report that ranked nine of the most popular digital labor platforms in the country. Jetzt lesen
Hot, bothered and precariously employed: Life as an app courier in extreme heat Sifted, 03 August 2022 “What’s it like being a food delivery courier during the middle of a heatwave?” That was the question I WhatsApped to Ashan Ali, a food courier working for Barcelona-based food delivery company Glovo, as temperatures soared across Europe in July. Jetzt lesen
Les livreurs de Just Eat se mettent en grève l'Humanité, 15 July 2022 Alors que plus de 200 emplois doivent être supprimés d’ici la fin de l’été, les négociations sont au point mort entre la plateforme et les syndicats. Ce vendredi soir, les salariés sont appelés à cesser le travail. Jetzt lesen