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 ...

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 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 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 ...

Malaysia has passed the Gig Workers Bill 2025, giving legal recognition and protection to freelancers and platform-based ...

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 ...

Introduction The gig economy is a promising arena to reduce unemployment and provide other benefits such as the opportunity to earn supplemental income. Like all other forms of work, the gig space ...

Malaysia has become one of the first countries in the world to have special legislation for the gig economy sector after the ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by Kurt Schlosser on Mar 4, 2024 at ...