What is the gig economy and what's the deal for gig workers?
Nov 22, 2024 · The gig economy is growing. It uses digital platforms to connect freelancers with customers to provide short-term services or asset-sharing. Here's what you need to know.
Making the gig economy in Asia fair and sustainable for all
Jun 26, 2025 · The global gig economy is expanding rapidly, offering an opportunity to reimagine work models while prioritizing inclusion, resilience and well-being. Empowering gig workers is …
The gig economy is booming, but is it fair work? And other trends …
Jun 4, 2025 · Digital labour platforms are reshaping work, from side hustles to AI-driven jobs, as the ILO meets to discuss the future of the gig economy - and other jobs news to know.
The future of work in Asia, and other jobs news this month
Jul 3, 2025 · Top stories: The future of work in Asia; AI adoption in the US and the global gig economy – and other jobs news to know.
Should you go freelance? What to know about the gig economy
Sep 1, 2022 · Being your own boss might look like an increasingly attractive option. But what are the downsides to going freelance and joining the gig economy? This video by the World …
More than ever we need a gig economy that works for everyone
Nov 21, 2022 · The gig economy has become an essential income source for a growing number of workers on both sides of the Atlantic. Currently, gig workers have to make a trade-off …
The gig economy: how to make it more fair in 4 steps
Nov 1, 2019 · Gig workers are often treated as individual businesses who should compete against one another. But it is once they come together as colleagues that they can collectively bring …
Digital platforms must recognize gig workers' rights
Mar 13, 2020 · Discontent is brewing among gig workers, with growing pressure for digital platforms to recognize them as full employees
Here's how new EU rules propose to make gig work fairer? | World ...
Feb 7, 2023 · The new EU rules address the employee rights of gig workers, acknowledging roles undertaken on digital platforms, from delivery drivers to microworkers.
Gig workers among the hardest hit by coronavirus pandemic
Apr 21, 2020 · Gig workers are among the hardest hit economically by the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey. AppJobs – an online platform to compare app-based jobs around …