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PDC 2022 — by Admin — last modified Jul 04, 2023 07:05 AM
Divyansha Sehgal and Yatharth presented their work - Designing Domestic Work Platforms - on critical design assessments of gig work platforms at the Participatory Design Conference.
As Equals: Frequently Asked Questions — by Admin — last modified Jul 04, 2023 06:54 AM
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.
Online cab booking | Why finding a cab is a nightmare now — by Haripriya Suresh — last modified Jul 04, 2023 06:34 AM
Many drivers said the rise in commissions payable to ride-hailing platforms and higher fuel costs, among other expenses, have made it impossible for them to survive in the once-lucrative profession.
Blog Entry Labouring (on) the app: agency and organisation of work in the platform economy — by Ambika Tandon and Abhishek Sekharan — last modified Jul 04, 2023 06:28 AM
Ambika Tandon and Abhishek Sekharan published an academic paper highlighting the importance of women’s networks of information sharing and care in navigating opaque platform design. The paper is part of an issue of Gender and Development on ‘Women, Work and the Digital Economy’. Gender and Development is one of the few academic journals that priorities practitioners' experiences over theoretical contributions.
Women at (gig) work: When financial freedom comes at a cost — by Aiswarya Raj — last modified Jul 04, 2023 06:12 AM
Chiara Furtado was quoted in a news article on women’s experiences working on ride-hailing and delivery platforms.
Gig Workers Are Being Stabbed, Beaten, and Abused in India — by Varsha Bansal — last modified Jul 04, 2023 06:04 AM
An Uber driver was mugged. An Ola driver was beaten and left in a coma. Platform workers say tech companies are doing little to protect them.
India’s gig economy drivers face bust in the country’s digital boom — by Jagmeet Singh — last modified Jul 04, 2023 05:02 AM
Workers on platforms like Uber, Ola and Swiggy deal with blocked accounts, other backlash for speaking out over poor conditions
Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour Platforms — by Admin — last modified Jul 04, 2023 04:43 AM
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.
Blog Entry Gender and collective bargaining in the platform economy: Experiences of on-demand beauty workers in India — by Abhishek Sekharan, Chiara Furtado and Ambika Tandon — last modified Jul 03, 2023 04:40 PM
Abhishek Sekharan, Chiara Furtado, and Ambika Tandon contributed an essay on gender and collective bargaining in the platform economy in India, reflecting on the experiences of women beauty workers who organised India’s first women-led movement of platform workers. The essay has been published as part of an online collection of essays from contributors across the world and has been curated by the Digital Future Society Think Tank (Barcelona, Spain).
Blog Entry Metaphors of Work, from ‘Below’ — by Aayush Rathi and Ambika Tandon — last modified Jul 03, 2023 12:29 PM
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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