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Atmanirbhar Bharat Meets Digital India: An Evaluation of COVID-19 Relief for Migrants: by Ankan Barman — published Jun 03, 2021 — filed under: RAW Publications, Researchers at Work, Covid19, Featured, Labour Futures, Aadhaar, Homepage
With the onset of the national lockdown on 24th March 2020 in response to the outbreak of COVID-19, the fate of millions of migrant workers was left uncertain. In addition, lack of enumeration and registration of migrant workers became a major obstacle for all State Governments and the Central Government to channelize relief and welfare measures.
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Karnataka’s uniform fare policy—Do attempts at parity consider the impact on workers?: by Chiara Furtado and Nishkala Sekhar — published Jul 08, 2024 — filed under: Digital Labour, Researchers at Work, Labour Futures, Digital Economy
Chiara Furtado and Nishkala Sekhar write in The News Minute about the Karnataka transport department’s February 2024 fare policy aiming for parity between aggregator (app-based) and other taxis. While policy interventions towards parity is a welcome step, the article highlights how inequalities and systemic barriers to parity remain for workers.
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Gig and platform workers’ perspectives on worker collectives: by Shaik Salauddin — published Aug 13, 2024 — filed under: Digital Labour, Researchers at Work, Labour Futures, Digital Economy
This report highlights findings from a survey conducted by the Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union on platform workers’ perspectives around various worker collectives, particularly platform worker unions and cooperative societies. The survey was conducted with workers working for app-based platform companies like Ola, Uber, InDriver, Swiggy, Zomato, and Flipkart.
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Platforming precarity: Data narratives of workers sustaining urban platform services: by Aayush Rathi, Abhishek Sekharan, Ambika Tandon, Chetna V. M., Chiara Furtado, Nishkala Sekhar, and Sriharsha Devulapalli — published Oct 15, 2024 — filed under: Labour Futures, Digital Economy, Homepage, Digital Labour, Featured, Researchers at Work
CIS conducted quantitative surveys with over 800 workers employed in the app-based taxi and delivery sectors across 4 cities in India as part of the ‘Labour Futures’ project supported by the Internet Society Foundation. The surveys covered key employment indicators, including earnings and working hours, work-related cost burdens, income and social security, and platform policies and management. Findings from these surveys are presented as data visualisation briefs centring workers’ everyday experiences. These data briefs form a foundational evidence base for policy and action around labour rights, social protection, and urban inclusion in platform work.
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Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour Platforms: by Admin — published Jul 04, 2023 — filed under: Labour Futures, Researchers at Work
Ambika Tandon was a panellist at the launch event for the Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour Platforms organized by Digital Future Society on July 13, 2022 on online platform.
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India’s gig economy drivers face bust in the country’s digital boom: by Jagmeet Singh — published Jul 04, 2023 — filed under: Labour Futures, Researchers at Work
Workers on platforms like Uber, Ola and Swiggy deal with blocked accounts, other backlash for speaking out over poor conditions
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Women at (gig) work: When financial freedom comes at a cost: by Aiswarya Raj — published Jul 04, 2023 — filed under: Labour Futures, Researchers at Work
Chiara Furtado was quoted in a news article on women’s experiences working on ride-hailing and delivery platforms.
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As Equals: Frequently Asked Questions: by Admin — published Jul 04, 2023 — filed under: Labour Futures, Researchers at Work
Chiara Furtado was a panellist on the ‘As Equals’ series hosted by CNN since 2018 which aims to reveal what systemic gender inequality looks like. Chiara participated in a roundtable on digital harms and gender equality.
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Women in Gig Work: by Admin — published Jul 04, 2023 — filed under: Labour Futures, Reserve Bank of India
Aayush Rathi was a speaker on a panel on domestic work and digital platforms, as part of WageIndicator Foundation’s 5th webinar on women and gig work.
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Metaphors of Work, from ‘Below’: by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — published Jul 03, 2023 — filed under: Labour Futures, RAW Blog, Research, RAW Publications, RAW Research, Researchers at Work
Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon authored a chapter that describes platforms as more than technological interfaces. The chapter invokes some of the metaphors that gig workers use to make sense of platforms. This chapter was part of an edited volume published by Springer. This chapter forms part of the ‘Labour Futures’ research project, hosted at the Centre for Internet and Society, India, and supported by the Internet Society Foundation.
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