India: Why Gig Work is Hard to Regulate

Shaik Salauddin logs long hours. The 36-year-old freelance driver, who lives in the Indian state of Telangana, is also the national general secretary of the Indian Federation of App-based Transport Workers (IFAT). He spends mornings and afternoons logging and...

Managing Risk as a Gig Worker during Covid

While the early months of the pandemic saw an emphasis placed on the contributions made by previously under-appreciated workers, from grocery store staff to nurses, refuge collectors to delivery drivers. There is a sense that such enthusiasm has waned as the pandemic...