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The death of a Turkish delivery courier has brought into focus the conditions under which riders work.

New Delhi: Fairwork Project is a global initiative that seeks to improve the working conditions of digital platform workers, including food delivery riders. The project assesses and ranks platform companies based on their adherence to fair labor prac

IIT Delhi on Monday said that their research team has developed 'Work4Food' which not only guarantees government-mandated minimum wage compensations for delivery workers but also seeks to minimise platform costs while ensuring customer ...

Festive Season Sale: As per an Assocham report, the gig sector in India is projected to reach USD 455 billion by 2024, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17%, surpassing pre-pandemic estimates at least two-fold. The report said India will likely have 350 million gig jobs by 2025.

Commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal met senior executives from American tech giants such as Micron, YouTube and Tesla to outline opportunities in India during his four-day US tour.

Employers looking to monitor their employees through connected devices should only to so with the consent of those affected due to negative impacts such surveillance can have on work intensification and mental health

Employers should only use worker monitoring tech, such as activity trackers, following consultation with staff, according to a group of MPs.

A committee of MPs has been told of the danger of connected technology and data mining by experts ...

Fairwork has spent the better part of this year researching the Bangladeshi platform economy and the report is finally set to be published in December

Mar 9, 2021 South African gig technology company M4Jam, which provides a digital networking platform for workers in the gig economy, has won a World Summit Award (WSA) for its role in using technology with smart content to address global development gaps. The WSA awards, which were founded within the framework of the UN World Summit on Information Society, recognise technology’s ability to solve social problems by enhancing equality, information access and inclusion. The winners are rewarded ...