India: Fairwork report scoring platform companies on five standards of fair work finds they fall short on living wage & fair representation, among other indicators of fair work; incl. cos responses & non-responses Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 06 February 2024 New report from Fairwork India focuses on the theme of worker alienation, considering how working conditions – including experiencing caste, class, gender, and religious discrimination – contribute to worker alienation. Read Now
Uganda: Fairwork report finds poor working conditions across 12 platform companies; incl., gendered risks for women workers; incl., cos responses & non-responses Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 06 February 2024 Fairwork's new report shows most platforms did not evidence that they could guarantee fair working conditions. Read Now
Uganda: Fairwork report finds poor working conditions across 12 platform companies; incl., gendered risks for women workers; incl., cos responses & non-responses Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 06 February 2024 In August 2023, Fairwork published a report rating 12 ride-hailing and food delivery companies’ performances against five standards of fair work: fair pay, fair conditions, fair contracts, fair management, and fair representation. The report shows mo Read Now
Digital Platform Workers In SA Experience Heightened Safety Concerns And Discrimination Challenges Tech Financials, 05 February 2024 Poor working conditions in the platform economy are not inevitable. Read Now
Digital Platform Workers In SA Experience Heightened Safety Concerns And Discrimination Challenges Investing.com, 05 February 2024 Fairwork, unveils significant safety concerns and instances of discrimination encountered by South African platform workers in their daily routines. This unsettling reality is compounded by mounting uncertainty regarding remuneration, as take-home e Read Now
The jobs emergency | Food delivery, e-hail drivers exposed to crime (Written) eNCA, 04 February 2024 Workers using digital platforms are facing harsh conditions, including discrimination and security risks. This is according to the fifth Fairwork Read Now
The jobs emergency | Food delivery, e-hail drivers exposed to crime (TV) eNCA, 04 February 2024 Workers using digital platforms are facing harsh conditions, including discrimination and security risks. This is according to the fifth Fairwork South Africa Ratings 2023 report. Read Now
SA’s gig economy sees worsening working conditions ITWeb, 02 February 2024 Factors such as South Africa’s economic downturn, the aftermath of COVID-19 and poor levels of safety and security have led to the deterioration of working conditions among the country’s platform workers. Read Now
SA’s digital platform workers face safety threats and discrimination, survey reveals South African Labour News, 02 February 2024 The Citizen reports that according to the fifth Fairwork South Africa Ratings 2023 report, South African workers on digital platforms are increasingly facing discrimination and safety threats. Read Now
SA digital platform workers face discrimination and safety threats – report The Citizen, 01 February 2024 Survey reveals that food delivery and e-hailing workers are regularly exposed to violent crime. Read Now
Gig worker safety and discrimination cited in latest Fairwork SA Report hypertext, 31 January 2024 The reality is that the average gig worker faces a tough day-to-day existence where the hours put in often do not equate to any kind of worthwhile profit. Read Now
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