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The Gig
Bama Athreya
17 episodes
2 days ago
The Gig is about the women and men who work in the so-called 'gig economy' worldwide. They find work through online platforms, and will tell us why we all need to be concerned about the real future of work. Season 2: Who Cares is about the future of the world's oldest jobs: domestic and care work Season 1: The Ride, will focus on workers for an app just about everyone has used: Uber. We are a part of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
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The Gig is about the women and men who work in the so-called 'gig economy' worldwide. They find work through online platforms, and will tell us why we all need to be concerned about the real future of work. Season 2: Who Cares is about the future of the world's oldest jobs: domestic and care work Season 1: The Ride, will focus on workers for an app just about everyone has used: Uber. We are a part of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.
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Episode 5: The Gig Is Up
The Gig
30 minutes 1 second
5 years ago
Episode 5: The Gig Is Up

It was hard enough for app-based drivers to find one another and organize even without a global pandemic. Gig workers are inherently isolated and yet they were finding each other not only in their cities but around the world. How were they doing it? And how were they keeping it up even in the face of the increased isolation brought on by a pandemic? I got to join drivers from around the world when they met for the first time in January 2020 and launched a new network. Now those organizers are rising to new challenges, but the momentum continues.

The Gig
The Gig is about the women and men who work in the so-called 'gig economy' worldwide. They find work through online platforms, and will tell us why we all need to be concerned about the real future of work. Season 2: Who Cares is about the future of the world's oldest jobs: domestic and care work Season 1: The Ride, will focus on workers for an app just about everyone has used: Uber. We are a part of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.