Pakistan’s 2 Pc Labor Force Engaged In Gig Economy: Report
Urdu Point, 26 August 2022
Pakistan has nearly 2 percent of its labour force engaged in the gig economy through online and location-based services.
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.
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.
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۔
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.
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).
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.