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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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Your economy, our livelihoods: A policy brief by the All India Gig Workers’ Union
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by
W.C. Shukla, Rikta Krishnaswamy, Rohin Garg, Gunjan Jena, and S.B. Natarajan
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published
Jan 30, 2024
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last modified
Jan 31, 2024 12:02 AM
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Digital Economy,
Gig Work,
Digital Labour,
Reserve Bank of India,
Featured,
Homepage
In this policy brief, the All India Gig Workers’ Union (AIGWU) presents its critique on NITI Aayog’s report on India’s platform economy. Through experiences from over 3 years of organising gig workers across India, they highlight fallacies in the report that disregard workers’ experiences and realities. They present alternative recommendations that are responsive to these realities, and offer pathways towards rights-affirming futures for workers in the platform economy.
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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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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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Women in Gig Work
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by
Admin
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Reserve Bank of India
Aayush Rathi was a speaker on a panel on domestic work and digital platforms, as part of WageIndicator Foundation’s 5th webinar on women and gig work.
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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
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Gig Workers Are Being Stabbed, Beaten, and Abused in India
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by
Varsha Bansal
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published
Jul 04, 2023
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filed under:
Labour Futures,
Researchers at Work
An Uber driver was mugged. An Ola driver was beaten and left in a coma. Platform workers say tech companies are doing little to protect them.
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RAW