Tag: GIG ECONOMY
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Government response to the Taylor Review: Good news on zero hour contracts but delay on gig economy
7 February 2018
Author:Today the government released their response to the Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. The government’s recognition that good quality work is important is very welcome. Unfortunately, much of ...
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The shape of work to come
19 October 2017
Author:Nature just published a published a long article about the ‘three ways that the digital revolution is reshaping workforces around the world.’ Amir Anwar and I were interviewed for ...
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How Uber is changing transportation in Southeast Asia – and with what lessons for Europe
7 September 2017
Author:This is a guest article written by OII doctoral candidate Godofredo Ramizo Jr., who is researching the socio-political impact of ride apps in Southeast Asian megacities. Uber and other ...
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Considering the Taylor Review: Ways Forward for the Gig Economy
21 July 2017
Author:The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices in the UK was published last week. The review assesses changes in labour markets and employment practices, and proposes policy solutions. One ...
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Where are online workers located? The international division of digital gig work
11 July 2017
Author:Online Labour Index top occupation by country, 1-6 July 2017 The Internet has created a global market for digitally delivered freelance work, which is currently growing rapidly. Our new ...
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The online gig economy grew 26% over the past year
10 July 2017
Author:Online Labour Index, July 2016 – June 2017 (28-day moving average) Online freelancing and crowdwork are some of the terms used for temporary and project-based work conducted remotely over ...
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New report: ‘The Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work At the Global Margins’
21 March 2017
Author:This report is based on a three-year investigation conducted by researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford and the Gordon Institute of Business Science ...
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New report: ‘The Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work At the Global Margins’
21 March 2017
Author:This report is based on a three-year investigation conducted by researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford and the Gordon Institute of Business Science ...
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New Report: Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work at the Global Margins
20 March 2017
Author:The cartogram depicts countries as circles sized according to dollar inflow during March 2013 on a major online labour platform. The shading of the inner circle indicates the median ...
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What Impact is the Gig Economy Having on Development and Worker Livelihoods?
20 March 2017
Author:There are imbalances in the relationship between supply and demand of digital work, with the vast majority of buyers located in high-income countries (pictured). See the full article for ...
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Variable geographies of protest among online gig workers
13 February 2017
Author:Millions of people across the planet use online labour platforms to make their living as part of the global gig or platform economy. One part of the iLabour project ...
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Let’s make platform capitalism more accountable
20 December 2016
Author:What do Google, Uber, and Facebook have in common? You might think that the answer is that they are all technology companies. But actually it is that they all ...
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Shaping the new world of work
21 November 2016
Author:The European Trade Union Institute has just put together a 40-page report that comes out of their conference on ‘Shaping the new world of work. The impacts of digitalisation ...
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Why the digital gig economy needs co-ops and unions
27 September 2016
Author:We live in a world in which it is increasingly possible to use online labour markets to outsource work directly to any corner of the planet. Millions of new ...
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It’s a matter of time: can Deliveroo deliver collective bargaining for the gig economy?
16 August 2016
Author:Last week ‘gig’ workers took to the streets in a show of public discontent. London’s Deliveroo couriers (moped or cycle riding workers who pick up food from restaurants and ...
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