The graying gig economy

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Rest of World

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The graying gig economy

Long Reads

20 minutes 57 seconds

1 year ago

The graying gig economy

The average age for delivery workers is 29 and the average age for ride-hailing drivers is 36, but many older individuals are turning to gig work, too.

Rest of World spoke to 52 workers above the age of 50 who ventured into gig work to keep up with rising living costs or because they cannot find employment elsewhere. As more and more workers transition to informal gig employment and populations age, the lack of social safety nets poses significant challenges.

Written by Laís Martins, Kimberly Mutandiro, Lam Le and Zuha Siddiqui. Narrated by Victoria Turk.

Original story: https://restofworld.org/2024/aging-global-gig-workers/