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Tag: Gig Economy

How artificial intelligence is recolonising the Global South

24/09/202206/10/2022 - Leave a Comment

Patricia Gestoso tells how the Global North exploits poverty and weak laws in the South to accelerate its digital transformation. The hype around idyllic tech workplaces that originated in Silicon …

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The UK’s longest gig economy strike isn’t letting up

15/04/2022 - Leave a Comment

Now lasting for over 100 days, food couriers in Sheffield are continuing to lead a strike in protest of their pay cut. It’s unusually cold in Sheffield. The sunrise on …

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An NFT Bubble Is Taking Over the Gig Economy

24/02/2022 - Leave a Comment

Argentinian musician Frank Tavis had the life he always dreamed of. The 26-year-old was traveling the world and performing on the streets and in bars in more than 20 countries—each …

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Inside the UK’s longest gig-economy strike in history

14/01/2022 - Leave a Comment

n Sheffield, food delivery drivers are fighting back against one of the giants of the gig economy. On the 6 December 2021, Stuart Delivery – who are contracted to provide …

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EU takes step to help ‘gig’ economy workers

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The European Commission on Wednesday launched a public consultation to look into the legal employment status and conditions of gig economy workers. It is the bloc’s first step aimed at improving the rights …

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Bicycle peddling

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Zodwa: “It is extremely important that we create independent ways for the people to make money.” A bicycle tourist business run as an aside has morphed into a potential community …

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New study shows benefits of emergency cash grants for gig workers

21/05/2020 - Leave a Comment

When gig workers received no-strings-attached emergency cash grants up to $1,000, they were able to get back to work quicker after an emergency, felt less stressed, and, in some instances, …

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Split: Class Divides Uncovered

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From the publisher: In 1990, John Major hailed ‘the classless society’; in 1997, New Labour announced that ‘we’re all middle class now’, yet we live in an age where food …

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The green gig economy: precarious workers are on the frontline of climate change fight

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Politicians and business people are fond of making promises to plant thousands of trees to slow climate change. But who actually plants those trees, and who tends them as they …

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The sharing economy helps women find new economic opportunities in Jordan 

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In Jordan, only 15% of women are engaged in the formal economy. Jordan is near the bottom of global rankings for economic participation and opportunity for women, ranking 145 out …

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