SubtleBlade ⚔️ · @SubtleBlade
213 followers · 4176 posts · Server mastodon.scot
#UrbanCompany Lured Women Into the #GigEconomy—Then Pushed Them Out
#HomeServices platform Urban Company helped #Indian women get into the gig economy. Now they say it’s setting impossible targets and then abandoning them
https://www.wired.co.uk/article/urban-company-women-gig-economy-pushed-them-out #India #enshittification
#enshittification #india #indian #homeservices #gigeconomy #urbancompany
Hindustan Times :press: · @htTweets
141 followers · 1883 posts · Server press.coopWomen workers in the beauty and spa category of #UrbanCompany in the Delhi-NCR region have been protesting since the beginning of the week after being reportedly banned from the platform
https://www.hindustantimes.com/technology/urban-company-workers-protest-partners-debarred-from-app-low-rating-cancellation-issues-gig-workers-problem-101686826375579.html #press
India News Watch · @indianewswatch
17 followers · 91 posts · Server kolektiva.socialOnly 3 Digital Labour Platforms Give Gig Workers Local Hourly Min Wage After Costs: Report
Flexibility is touted as the selling point in the case of gig economy, but it actually works in the favour of platforms rather than in the favour of gig workers, one of the researchers of the Fairwork India Ratings 2022 report tells 'The Wire'.
#GigWorkers #labour #Bigbasket #flipkart #UrbanCompany #Amazon #FairworkIndia #MastIndia #india
#gigworkers #labour #bigbasket #flipkart #urbancompany #amazon #fairworkindia #mastindia #india
India News Watch · @indianewswatch
14 followers · 77 posts · Server kolektiva.socialGig workers: Long hours, little pay, scant security
With job creation low, some private employers in India have developed norms and practices that defenders of workers’ rights have condemned as exploitative.
#GigWorkers #labour #PrivateSector #unemployment #economy #swiggy #zomato #UrbanCompany #amazon #india #MastIndia
https://www.telegraphindia.com/india/gig-workers-long-hours-little-pay-scant-security/cid/1905851
#gigworkers #labour #privatesector #unemployment #economy #swiggy #zomato #urbancompany #amazon #india #mastindia
Sasha Costanza-Chock · @schock
3316 followers · 3593 posts · Server mastodon.lolRT @cis_india
Through the lenses of standardisation and trust, this report highlights how app design is often used to complicate worker priorities and provide the illusion of empowerment.
https://cis-india.org/raw/apc-cis-divyansha-sehgal-yathrath-designing-domestic-work-platforms
#platformwork #urbancompany #gigwork #workers #rights #appdesign #uiux #design
#platformwork #urbancompany #gigwork #workers #rights #appdesign #uiux #design