A delivery agent for an online platform checks details of an order on his mobile, Mumbai, India, April 18, 2020. Even as India’s online delivery app businesses are booming, the bleak situation of the ...

'It is so immoral, it's unreal.' Retail assistants at a Manchester, England, area store are alleging that YoungOnes, a gig economy platform, changed its charging structure from not having a fee for ...

"Judged, monitored and replaceable": Instead of enjoying flexible working hours, gig economy workers like taxi and delivery drivers are plagued by fears of bad reviews and being out of an already ...

The gig economy is fueling innovation, but it’s also causing chaos. Here’s how smart companies are fighting back. While the gig economy offers flexibility, it also brings instability, from ghosting ...

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India’s gig economy has seen a sharp rise over the past five years. According to various news reports, there are approximately 12 million gig workers as of FY 2024–25, up from 7.7 million in 2020–21, ...