In March 2025, the Urban Company — an app service based in India — published the following advertisement: Your maid left you hanging? We leave your home spotless! InstaMaids at your service in 15 ...

In 2022, 60 million Americans — 39% of the total populace — engaged in some form of freelance work. Amidst economic upheavals across the United States, freelancers now contribute a whopping $1.35 ...

T he biggest workforce in the world has undergone an extraordinary transformation. China’s farm labourers and industrial ...

The gig economy might seem relatively new, but it is actually centuries old. And in many parts of the world it is grueling. An “informal” worker in Mumbai, for example, might get up before 5:00 a.m.

The gig economy has shifted from a niche concept to a fundamental aspect of the global labor market, significantly altering traditional employment models. As this trend continues to grow, human ...

The gig economy is rapidly changing workplace norms and the American employment landscape. Although the typical image of a gig worker usually involves your friendly neighborhood Uber driver, the ...

The gig economy has changed the way people work. More individuals than ever are taking on side jobs in addition to their full-time employment. This shift allows people to improve their financial ...

Roughly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of international media outlets reported on a silver linings story in Uganda. A Kampala woman who had lost her logistics job during the shutdown ...

The Home Office has announced tougher rules for businesses in the gig economy as it hosts an international summit on illegal migration in London. Labour has previously said it wants to create a ...

The trade association representing America’s largest gig companies is backing President Trump’s nominees to lead the Department of Labor—an endorsement that could shape the future of worker ...