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EncyclopediaThis entry presents the history, geography, business, regulations, and the roles of gig workers, platform/algorithms, and employers, focusing primarily on the USA and the EU.
Răzvan Hoinaru
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Mobilising gig workers for better working conditions
, 2022 This doctoral research examines the approaches that gig workers in the Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland have taken to improve their working conditions by working together. The research focuses on three types of gig workers: rideshare drivers, food delivery riders, and on-demand in-home manual workers.
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Promises & Perils of Gig-based Work. A comprehensive study of food delivery workers in London
, 2023 Niraj Aryal
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A Review of Bioarcheological Investigations in Iron Age Cambodia
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Archeological research within Cambodia is quite extensive, with significant projects led by both Cambodian archeologists and international researchers alike. Many of these projects have uncovered human skeletal remains. This article reviews archeological human skeletal studies in Cambodia, synthesizing published and unpublished data, primarily
Sophorn Nhoem +3 more
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Gig Work at What Cost? Exploring Privacy Risks of Gig Work Platform Participation in the U.S.
Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing TechnologiesIn recent years, "gig work" platforms have gained popularity as a way for individuals to earn money; as of 2021, 16% of Americans have at some point earned money from such platforms. Despite their popularity and their history of unfair data collection practices and worker safety, little is known about the data collected from workers (and users) by gig ...
Amogh Pradeep +4 more
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Reconstructing Early Human Subsistence in Near Oceania: New Insights From Matenkupkum and Matenbek
International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The colonization of New Ireland ~44–40,000 years ago represents the earliest evidence of human occupation in Near Oceania. Yet, the precise impacts of climatic changes on subsistence strategies during the Late Pleistocene, Last Glacial Maximum, and Holocene remain poorly understood.
Joëlle den Toom +3 more
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SociusFormally, gig workers determine their work hours. Gig platforms, however, shape work schedules with many tools, including ratings, deadlines, pay, and competition.
Jeremy Reynolds +3 more
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People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Unsustainable hunting practices can alter population dynamics, driving biodiversity declines, which leads to ‘empty forests’. Understanding hunting behaviour, including motivations for hunting and relationships with market drivers, and access to hunting grounds are important to develop affirmative policies to stem biodiversity loss.
Natasha L. M. Mannion +6 more
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Precarity and Solidarity in Gig Work: The Dynamics of Platform-Mediated Cleaning in Norway
Nordisk VälfärdsforskningThis article delves into how workers’ motivations and dependency on platform work influence their willingness to engage in solidarity. This study, using worker-centred data, investigates platform-mediated domestic cleaning, an understudied sector in the ...
Erik T. Valestrand
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The dynamics of wild and alternative meat consumption across Gabon, Central Africa
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract Long‐term overharvesting of wild animals for their meat threatens wildlife and the people dependent on wild animal meat for their diets and incomes. Interventions to reduce wild meat consumption must be built upon a complete understanding of the roles of wild meat and its alternatives within food systems.
Joshua Bauld +14 more
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