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Bongani Mlilo started driving for the ride-hailing company Bolt in Thembisa, east of Johannesburg, in 2020. Things were smooth for the first two years. Mlilo earned about 6,000–7,000 rand ($325–$380) …
Power outages are killing South Africa’s gig economy Read More
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 …
How artificial intelligence is recolonising the Global South Read More
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 …
The UK’s longest gig economy strike isn’t letting up Read More
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 …
An NFT Bubble Is Taking Over the Gig Economy Read More
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 …
Inside the UK’s longest gig-economy strike in history Read More
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 …
EU takes step to help ‘gig’ economy workers Read More
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 …
Bicycle peddling Read More
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, …
New study shows benefits of emergency cash grants for gig workers Read More
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 …
Split: Class Divides Uncovered Read More
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 …
The green gig economy: precarious workers are on the frontline of climate change fight Read More