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Natalie had just dropped off a customer at the Ritz Hotel in central London when her phone started aggressively bleeping at her with offers of new fares. “I couldn’t concentrate. …
Taken for a Ride: Inside Uber’s New Race to the Bottom Read More
“Thank you for calling. … You’re speaking with Renzo. This call may be recorded for — uhm — this call may be re—” Renzo Bahala, a customer service agent for …
AI is making Philippine call center work more efficient, for better and worse Read More
Last Monday, Punjabi farmworker Satnam Singh suffered critical injuries in an accident on an Italian farm — and then his boss left him to die. The shocking case showed how …
Migrant workers sent $650bn overseas last year – what it means – Copy Read More
Labor advocates on Thursday decried a ruling by the California Supreme Court upholding a lower court’s affirmation of a state ballot measure allowing app-based ride and delivery companies to classify …
‘Tragic Outcome’ for Gig Workers as California Supreme Court Hands Win to Uber, DoorDash Read More
My journey with Amazon began in August 2022, packing items for shipping in the outbound department. When I started, I trusted that my hard work would lead to contract renewals …
Low Wages, Long Standing Hours, No Rest Areas: A First-Person Account From an Amazon Warehouse Read More
In Jakarta, gig riders for the super-app Gojek are part of peer-support groups, known as communities. These closely knit groups — created based on region, gender, and shared interests — …
How Gojek keeps its gig riders close — and away from unions Read More
Muhammad Faisol Chowdhury explains how, in Bangladeshi clothing factories, safety is a side show when survival is at stake. This year is the tenth anniversary of the worst garment factory …
Risky Business in the Rag Trade Read More
The collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory building on the outskirts of Bangladesh’s capital city, Dhaka, on April 24, 2013 killed 1,138 people. Its legacy one decade on is a mix of …
10 years after Rana Plaza, fast fashion still resists change Read More
People no longer work just to put food on the table. In addition to funding basic needs, they work with a vision of self-fulfilment, purpose, and growth. They expect their …
How the growing identity economy is reshaping the future of work Read More
From the publisher: FINANCE IS A FEMINIST ISSUE. It’s 2021. The modern world is still rigged unfairly in men’s favour. Exploring injustices from pensions to boardroom bullying, Annabelle Williams, former …
Why Women Are Poorer Than Men and What We Can Do About It Read More