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Gig Economy

  • A short guide to joining (and thriving in) India’s gig economy

    A short guide to joining (and thriving in) India’s gig economy

    Nisha Ramchandani, qz.com
    · Nov 03, 2019 · 08:30 pm
  • Why middle-class Indians are willing to drop full-time jobs for part-time work and Bali vacations

    Why middle-class Indians are willing to drop full-time jobs for part-time work and Bali vacations

    Sajith Pai, qz.com
    · Jul 15, 2019 · 03:30 pm
  • Overworked and underpaid, India’s ‘gig workers’ are survivors of a flawed economy

    Overworked and underpaid, India’s ‘gig workers’ are survivors of a flawed economy

    Prachi Salve, IndiaSpend.com Shreehari Paliath, IndiaSpend.com
    · Jun 07, 2019 · 08:30 pm
  • Inadequate rights, poor conditions: A study reveals the plight of India’s gig economy workers

    Inadequate rights, poor conditions: A study reveals the plight of India’s gig economy workers

    Aria Thaker, qz.com
    · Mar 28, 2019 · 09:30 pm
  • Ola, Uber drivers take a hit to cushion the burden of rising fuel prices on India’s urban commuters

    Ola, Uber drivers take a hit to cushion the burden of rising fuel prices on India’s urban commuters

    Kuwar Singh, qz.com
    · Sep 16, 2018 · 01:30 pm
  • Why the new ‘gig economy’ turns workers into expendable items rather than flexible contributors

    Why the new ‘gig economy’ turns workers into expendable items rather than flexible contributors

    Greeshma Mohan
    · Apr 15, 2018 · 07:30 pm
  • In the gig economy era, how are our identities shaped by work?

    In the gig economy era, how are our identities shaped by work?

    Padmaparna Ghosh
    · Mar 24, 2018 · 01:30 pm
  • Uber can’t be ethical – its business model may not allow it

    Uber can’t be ethical – its business model may not allow it

    Murray Goulden, The Conversation
    · Oct 06, 2017 · 11:30 pm
  • Ikea buys online freelance labour hiring firm TaskRabbit

    Ikea buys online freelance labour hiring firm TaskRabbit

    Scroll Staff
    · Sep 29, 2017 · 09:36 am
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