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A secretive company that's worked with Airbnb, Apple, and Amazon reportedly has its workers pay fees and buy their own equipment to do the job of providing customer support
Arise Virtual Solutions can easily hire — and fire — gig workers for some of the largest companies …
Katie Canales
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How launch of global organizations in India has bolstered innovation in the last decade
With over half a billion internet users, India is one of the largest and fastest-growing marke…
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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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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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Gig labor could have challenged FedEx and UPS. Now it's making them stronger.
Instead of outlasting upstarts who challenged them with gig workers, UPS and FedEx have, in their o…
Emma Cosgrove
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A leading Silicon Valley exec says Big Tech prioritized lower costs over employees' wellbeing, and it's created a feudalist system where workers are left to fend for themselves
In her new book, "Trampled by Unicorns," Maëlle Gavet details how Big Tech's empathy problem is lea…
Maëlle Gavet
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In a post-Covid world, more companies will engage freelancers, says Deloitte
India Inc is still coping with the uncertainty during the Covid-19 pandemic. The organisations had …
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Anupam Mittal hits out at Google — 'Tech bullies need one arm chopped off in the form of penalties'
Way before platform economy became a buzzword, Anupam Mittal built a platform for Indians seeking l…
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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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This creator commerce platform will now allow Indian creators to directly sell their digital products on YouTube to their audiences across the world
In existence since 2012, Spring has built an ecosystem to help creators monetize their products eas…
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Facebook wants to bring back young adults on its platform but they say there’s nothing much it can do to win them
Will Mark Zuckerberg be successful in his quest to bring back young users on Facebook?
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India’s Digital Economy to touch $800 billion by 2030: RedSeer
88% of the online shoppers that will be added between 2020-2030 will be from Tier 2+ cities
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Crypto activity in Asia has grown over 700% in a year thanks to a boom in DeFi: Chainalysis
Crypto-related activity in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific economies soared in the 12 months to June,…
Camomile Shumba
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It’s the worst time to be a contract worker, freelancer or a gig economy worker
As India locks down, its economy has come to a grinding halt. That has affected the gig economy the…
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Networking and jobs platform Apna raises $70 million led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global
Professional networking and jobs platform Apna on Wednesday said it has raised $70 million in Serie…
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Chingari's first video NFT marketplace to empower creators, buyers
Chingari's first video NFT marketplace to empower creators, buyers
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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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This startup – a LinkedIn like platform for India’s blue-collar workers – gets more funds from Lightspeed and Sequoia
Blue collar workers are professionals who earn hourly for their manual work, while grey collar w…
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Indian millennials are taking to the stock market, as the bored and young start driving markets worldwide
Millennials in India are increasingly day trading. It's part of a wider trend of young investors sh…
Hillary Hoffower
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TCNS to merge with Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Limited (ABFRL)
TCNS Clothing (TCNS), India's leading women's ethnic-focused fashion player, today announced that i…