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Workers’ experiences in app-based taxi and delivery sectors: Key initial findings from multi-city quantitative surveys
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by
Aayush Rathi, Abhishek Sekharan, Ambika Tandon, Chetna V. M., Chiara Furtado, and Nishkala Sekhar
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published
Feb 15, 2024
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last modified
Feb 16, 2024 01:27 AM
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filed under:
Gig Work,
Digital Labour,
Researchers at Work,
Labour Futures
In 2021-22, the labour research vertical at CIS conducted quantitative surveys with over 1,000 taxi and delivery workers employed in the app-based and offline sectors. The surveys covered key employment indicators, including earnings and working hours, initial investments and work-related cost burdens, income and social security, platform policies and management, and employment arrangements. The surveys were part of the ‘Labour Futures’ project supported by the Internet Society Foundation.
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RAW
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Unpacking Algorithmic Infrastructures: Mapping the Data Supply Chain in the Healthcare Industry in India
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by
Amrita Sengupta, Chetna V. M., Pallavi Bedi, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, Shweta Mohandas and Yatharth
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published
Dec 22, 2023
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last modified
Jan 05, 2024 02:38 AM
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filed under:
Health Tech,
RAW Blog,
Research,
Data Protection,
Healthcare,
Researchers at Work,
Artificial Intelligence
The Unpacking Algorithmic Infrastructures project, supported by a grant from the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab, aims to study the Al data supply chain infrastructure in healthcare in India, and aims to critically analyse auditing frameworks that are utilised to develop and deploy AI systems in healthcare. It will map the prevalence of Al auditing practices within the sector to arrive at an understanding of frameworks that may be developed to check for ethical considerations - such as algorithmic bias and harm within healthcare systems, especially against marginalised and vulnerable populations.
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RAW
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User Experiences of Digital Financial Risks and Harms
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by
Amrita Sengupta, Chiara Furtado, Garima Agrawal, Nishkala Sekhar, Puthiya Purayil Sneha, and Yesha Tshering Paul
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published
Dec 15, 2023
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last modified
Dec 22, 2023 04:05 PM
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filed under:
Financial Technology,
Financial Platforms,
Digital Financial Harms,
Researchers at Work,
Featured,
RAW Blog,
Accessibility,
Digital Lending,
RAW Research,
Research,
Homepage
The reach and use of digital financial services has risen in recent years without a commensurate increase in digital literacy and access. Through this project, supported by a grant from Google(.)org, we will examine the landscape of potential risks and harms posed by digital financial services, and the disproportionate risk that information asymmetry and barriers to access pose for users, especially certain marginalised communities.
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RAW
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Strategies to Organise Platform Workers
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by
Chiaro Furtado
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published
Oct 22, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Digital Economy,
Researchers at Work,
Gig Work,
Platform-Work,
Featured,
RAW Research,
Homepage
In 2022, the Centre for Internet and Society hosted a panel with Akkanut Wantanasombut, Ayoade Ibrahim, Rikta Krishnaswamy, and Sofía Scasserra at RightsCon, an annual summit on technology and human rights.
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RAW
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Strategies to Organise Platform Workers
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by
Chiaro Furtado
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published
Oct 20, 2023
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filed under:
Researchers at Work
Located in
RAW
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PDC 2022
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Divyansha Sehgal and Yatharth presented their work - Designing Domestic Work Platforms - on critical design assessments of gig work platforms at the Participatory Design Conference.
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RAW
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As Equals: Frequently Asked Questions
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Chiara Furtado was a panellist on the ‘As Equals’ series hosted by CNN since 2018 which aims to reveal what systemic gender inequality looks like. Chiara participated in a roundtable on digital harms and gender equality.
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RAW
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Online cab booking | Why finding a cab is a nightmare now
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by
Haripriya Suresh
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Many drivers said the rise in commissions payable to ride-hailing platforms and higher fuel costs, among other expenses, have made it impossible for them to survive in the once-lucrative profession.
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RAW
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Labouring (on) the app: agency and organisation of work in the platform economy
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by
Ambika Tandon and Abhishek Sekharan
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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filed under:
RAW Research,
Labour Futures,
RAW Publications,
Researchers at Work
Ambika Tandon and Abhishek Sekharan published an academic paper highlighting the importance of women’s networks of information sharing and care in navigating opaque platform design. The paper is part of an issue of Gender and Development on ‘Women, Work and the Digital Economy’. Gender and Development is one of the few academic journals that priorities practitioners' experiences over theoretical contributions.
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RAW
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Women at (gig) work: When financial freedom comes at a cost
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by
Aiswarya Raj
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
Chiara Furtado was quoted in a news article on women’s experiences working on ride-hailing and delivery platforms.
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RAW