IntroductionWith the rapid rise of the gig economy globally, its characteristics of promoting employment and facilitating autonomy have supported its rapid growth and development in China.
Zhitao Wan +3 more
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Identifying Factors Affecting the Rise of the Gig Economy with The Meta-Synthesis Approach [PDF]
The main goal of the current research is to identify the factors affecting the emergence of the gig economy with a hybrid approach. This research is developmental in terms of purpose; qualitative in terms of the nature and style of component analysis ...
Fatemeh Karimi Jafari +2 more
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Gig work in transnational spaces: infrastructures of migration and the simultaneous lives of migrants in the gig economy [PDF]
This article explores how platform-mediated gig work is entangled in the migration process across transnational, national and local scales. Drawing on the concepts of simultaneity and migration infrastructure from critical transnational migration studies as well as qualitative interviews with migrants, the analysis focuses on the figures of three ...
Magnus Andersen, Marlene Spanger
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Al-Syaibānī Conception of Work in Kitāb al-Kasb and the Relevance to Gig Economy
Gig economy, often promoted as a flexible labor solution, has led to structural issues including worker vulnerability, unequal relationships, and a diminished sense of work.
Naufatti Aufa +4 more
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WOMEN WORKING IN THE GIG ECONOMY
Ranging across the beauty industry, domestic work, food delivery, cab services and medical care, along with the upcoming digital labour due to growth in remote working, the gig economy holds immense potential to fill the gaps for employment generation in India, principally for women with the ability to balance work and family responsibility and gain ...
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The Emerging Gig Economy and Sustainable Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
Online work mediated by digital platforms is prevalent across various sectors, including food delivery, data entry, and professional services. Globally, gig work and the gig economy are growing with improved and increased Internet coverage and mobile ...
Desmond Ayentimi +2 more
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Gig Work and the Pandemic: Looking for Good Pay from Bad Jobs During the COVID-19 Crisis. [PDF]
Reynolds J, Kincaid R.
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This article examines global academic research and provides an overview of the gig economy. The article provides a comprehensive framework based on a literature review, offering insights into the evolution of research trends, key themes, and ...
Soumya Vadavi +1 more
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The intersections of migration, app-based gig work, and career development: implications for career practice and research. [PDF]
Abkhezr P, McMahon M.
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Relationship between occupational injury and gig work experience in Japanese workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional internet survey. [PDF]
Morita Y +5 more
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