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No Driver? No Problem! Waymo’s driverless robotaxis make Los Angeles debut — but what could the tech mean for India?
Alphabet's Waymo has launched its robotaxis in Los Angeles, marking a significant step for autonomo…
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From Zomato CEO to delivery partner: Deepinder Goyal’s experiment sheds light on the struggles faced by the company's gig workers
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal worked as a delivery partner for a day to understand their challenges. H…
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Karnataka announces cess on transactions conducted through aggregator platforms such as Swiggy, Zomato, Uber and more
The government of Karnataka has announced to impose new cess on transactions conducted through aggr…
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Indians are travelling abroad like never before: Uber study
Indians traveled to close to 1,000 cities across 68 countries over the year, according to a report …
ANI
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Maximum employers expect their workforce to grow in first half FY 2024-25, says Teamlease report
The Indian employment market is projected to experience a 6.33% incremental expansion over the firs…
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In India, being educated might increase your chances of unemployment: ILO report
According to the latest International Labour Organisation (ILO) report on India's labour landscape,…
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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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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 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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Ola, Porter, Uber & Dunzo worst digital platforms for gig workers: Report
Ola, Porter, Uber and cash-strapped quick-grocery delivery provider Dunzo are the worst platforms f…
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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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A program where Amazon drivers can compete to win prizes like TVs and motorcycles reportedly has a 15,000-person waitlist in India
In India, an Amazon program where drivers can win prizes like phones and motorcycles is gamifying d…
Heather Schlitz
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Delivery agents, cab drivers on ride-hailing apps not making sustainable living wage, says Fairwork India report
Amazon Flex, Dunzo, Pharmeasy, Ola and Uber received zero points on all accounts of labour rights o…
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The best pay masters in the gig economy aren’t good enough
Platforms like BigBasket, Flipkart and Urban Company have been ahead of peers in offering fair wage…
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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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Tech cos are offering longer projects, full-time jobs to gig workers: Nasscom
The share of Indian tech companies who hired gig workers has risen – to 65% in 2022, from 57% in 20…
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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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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 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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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…