Uber slashes fees in Bangladesh as drivers keep taking rides offline rest of world, 20 November 2023 Bangladeshi drivers simply started bypassing Uber and Pathao apps, and the companies took notice and made changes. Read Now
Seminar on fairer labour practices in digital platform-based economy in Asia held Daily Observer, 12 May 2023 Speakers at a seminar of the Fairwork project and DataSense/iSocial in Dhaka emphasized the importance of promoting fair labour practices in the digital platform-based economy across Asia. Read Now
Entrepreneurial challenges in the Bangladeshi gig business model The Daily Star, 02 December 2022 Fairwork and DataSense has published the annual Fairwork Bangladesh Ratings Report to understand the working conditions of platform-based gig workers in Bangladesh. Read Now
Study: Informal online workers don’t get fair wages Dhaka Tribune, 18 October 2022 As Bangladesh has no national minimum or living wage policies, platforms have no legal obligation to ensure a wage floor. Read Now
The gig economy risks rolling back hard-fought gender-based entitlements in the workplace 28 June 2023 Read Now