Platform Workers Are Not Adequately Protected During The Cost-of-living Crisis, A New Study Africa.com, 09 September 2022 The fourth annual ratings of working conditions in the South African platform economy finds platform workers continue to face insufficient wages, unfair working conditions and a lack of benefits and protections afforded to employees. Read Now
Transport costs make up the biggest expense for workers in SA IOL, 08 September 2022 Most workers reported transportation costs as the biggest contributor to their work-related expenses. Read Now
SA ‘gig workers’ see fuel cost eat into earnings and are increasingly concerned about their safety Business Insider, 08 September 2022 South Africa's 'gig workers' are under increasing strain. This is according to the fourth annual Fairwork report compiled by Oxford University and the University of Cape Town (UCT). Read Now
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