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.
App-based economy expands, leaving workers unprotected
The Business Standard, 17 October 2022
The growing popularity of on-demand online booking for a wide range of services – from ride sharing to repairing tasks or house help – or e-commerce orders is causing a mushrooming growth of relevant online platforms in the country.
OPINION | RIP gig economy? How platform workers can survive a string of economic shocks
News24, 15 October 2022
Platform workers, already more vulnerable to high inflation and high fuel costs, are also more vulnerable to job losses, and those still working are experiencing expenses exceeding their hourly pay.
Launch event of second Fairwork Bangladesh report on 17 October
The Business Standard, 15 October 2022
The Fairwork Report 2022 for Bangladesh is going to launch on October 17. The launch event will take place from 3pm to 5pm at the Brac Centre Inn.
Biden’s new labor rule tests the gig economy as we know it
Quartz, 12 October 2022
The Department of Labor aims to curb the “misclassification” of workers and expand their rights
‘Gig work’ rule is in Biden administration’s crosshairs, sending DoorDash and Lyft stocks to all-time lows
MarketWatch, 12 October 2022
Labor Department proposes new rule that could change the status of many workers from independent contractors to employees, sending shares in companies that built their business models on contractor workforce plunging.
Biden Proposal to Make Gig Workers Employees Sinks Uber and Lyft Stock
Vice, 11 October 2022
The proposed rule rolls back a Trump administration rule that made it easier to classify workers as independent contractors.
Gig economy: Making it work
Tribune India, 02 October 2022
Food delivery, home cleaning, cab driving or courier service — gig jobs have become a dependable fallback for the huge number of young men and women looking for ways to earn a living. However, as lives get a tad better, the rigmarole gets tougher
Fairwork reports low pay, harsh conditions and no safety for app workers
The Citizen, 12 September 2022
The study finds that these workers continue to face insufficient wages, unfair working conditions and lack of benefits.
Why Germany Continues to Fail Its Migrant Workers
Jacobin, 10 September 2022
Migrant workers have served as the foundation for Germany’s rapid economic growth in the postwar years, but the benefits of growth have not been evenly distributed. Today, precarious workers are pushing back against Germany’s exclusionary system.
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.
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.
