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Only a fifth of the 7.7 million Indian gig workers are highly skilled
Only 22% of 7.7 million gig workers in India are highly skilled, while 47% are involved in low-skil…
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Gig economy added 40,000 new women workers, but at low wages
More women are finding work, thanks to the increasing gig economy but they are being paid less, wid…
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US tech firms like Uber, Lyft, and DoorDash could pay gig workers up to 15% of their compensation in stock under new proposal
A pilot program for tech firms that employ food-delivery workers or drivers could allow workers to …
Shalini Nagarajan
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The AI boom could force you to enter the gig economy
Generative AI's adoption could lead to even more Americans working in the gig economy.
Jacob Zinkula
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1 in 2 Indian gig workers finds it difficult to upskill, find new job
The report was prepared after a survey of 4,070 platform-based gig workers between the high ea…
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Indian women don’t like being gig workers — the potentially $455 billion industry has to woo them with fair pay to start with
There are at least two surveys that explain the lag in the labour reforms for women. In 2018, …
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In India, Flipkart tops the ‘fairness’ quotient for gig economy workers: Report
With a number of Indians entering the gig economy, which includes workforce that is remotely man…
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Travel jobs go up by 44% in a year, gig roles in demand
In August 2023, the Indian tourism sector experienced a surge in demand for talent, with an annual …
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Gig economy is dominated by millennials but women make up for less than a third of the workforce
The number of active gig workers have increased by at least 50% in the last five months, as per Tas…
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Gig jobs are popular with pocket-money seeking teens, for primary earners it’s a burden
The gig economy of India is attracting more and more young people aged between 16 to 23 years.Teena…
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The Biden administration wants to make it easier for gig workers to be full-time so Uber drivers and home health workers could qualify for benefits and better pay
The gig economy is propped up by low-paid contractors who often don't have benefits. The new rule s…
Jason Lalljee,Juliana Kaplan
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A quarter of Indian gig workers’ salaries grew by 50% in the last one year
An overall growth of 150% was recorded in the payments/salaries to gig workers between October 2021…
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COVID-19: Michael & Susan Dell Foundation joins consortium for recovery initiative
The initiative has been formed with an aim to stabilise small businesses, micro entrepreneurs and g…
PTI
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This is how insurance is changing for gig workers and freelancers
A number of insurtech startups - including UK-based Dinghy, which focuses on liability insurance, a…
Lea Nonninger
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This is how insurance is changing for gig workers and freelancers
A number of insurtech startups - including UK-based Dinghy, which focuses on liability insurance, a…
Lea Nonninger
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This is how insurance is changing for gig workers and freelancers
A number of insurtech startups - including UK-based Dinghy, which focuses on liability insurance, a…
Lea Nonninger
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This is how insurance is changing for gig workers and freelancers
A number of insurtech startups - including UK-based Dinghy, which focuses on liability insurance, a…