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Autoworkers' emotions — from excitement to fear and apprehension — are running high as the United Auto Workers launches an unprecedented strike against General Motors, Ford and Stellantis at once.
The green support for the union marks a relatively new development between two Democratic-aligned factions.
While location-based gig services such as Uber, Lyft and TaskRabbit require labor like moving and delivery, online gig assignments can be largely done at home. Tasks include image tagging, data entry, website design and software development. Online gig work is growing globally and creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries where jobs are scarce, a World Bank report says. But the employment boost is generating concern among worker rights advocates about the lack of strong job protections.
A World Bank report says online gig work is growing globally and is creating an important source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries where jobs are scarce.
Online gig work is growing globally, particularly in the developing world, creating a source of employment for women and young people in poorer countries where jobs are scarce, according to a World Bank report released Thursday.