Report on labor conditions of delivery app workers to be released Journal Online, 05 September 2022 Labor conditions of platform workers in the country will be presented in the Fairwork Philippines Ratings 2022, a report that assesses nine of the country’s largest digital labor platforms. Read Now
Formalising the platform economy The News on Sunday, 04 September 2022 It is time the state recognised its responsibility toward more than 0.5 million workers, and counting, by eliminating all forms of exploitation. Read Now
Research reveals dark side of gig economy Dawn, 27 August 2022 KARACHI: The gig economy has been encouraging a race to the bottom with respect to the working conditions, according to a research report by Fairwork Foundation of the Oxford University and the Centre for Labour Research, Pakistan. Read Now
Most online services failing to meet basic standards of fairness The News International, 26 August 2022 An estimated half a million workers in the country work in the location-based platform economy, but it has been encouraging a race to the bottom regarding working conditions, says a report launched by Fairwork Pakistan. Read Now
Conditions of 5 lakh workers associated with the platform economy are deteriorating Daily Jang, 26 August 2022 2% of Pakistan's labor force is associated with the platform economy through internet and on-site facilities. The conditions of these five lakh workers are constantly deteriorating. Read Now
Union worked with Uber to ensure Ontario government would not classify gig workers as employees, documents show The Globe and Mail, 26 August 2022 The UFCW, one of Canada’s most prominent private-sector unions, worked closely with representatives from Uber Technologies Inc. to ensure that app-based drivers and delivery workers in Ontario would not be granted employee status. Read Now
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. Read Now
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. Read Now
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. Read Now
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۔ Read Now
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. Read Now
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). Read Now