What is the gig economy and what's the deal for gig workers?
Nov 22, 2024 · The gig economy is growing. It uses digital platforms to connect freelancers with customers to provide short-term services or asset-sharing. Here's what you need to know.
The future of the gig economy, and other jobs news this month | World ...
Jun 4, 2025 · Digital labour platforms are reshaping work, from side hustles to AI-driven jobs, as the ILO meets to discuss the future of the gig economy - and other jobs news to know.
Making the gig economy in Asia fair and sustainable for all
Jun 26, 2025 · The global gig economy is expanding rapidly, offering an opportunity to reimagine work models while prioritizing inclusion, resilience and well-being. Empowering gig workers is crucial to …
More than ever we need a gig economy that works for everyone
Nov 21, 2022 · The gig economy has become an essential income source for a growing number of workers on both sides of the Atlantic. Currently, gig workers have to make a trade-off between the …
Should you go freelance? What to know about the gig economy
Sep 1, 2022 · Being your own boss might look like an increasingly attractive option. But what are the downsides to going freelance and joining the gig economy? This video by the World Economic …
Financial protection for gig workers benefits everyone | World …
Aug 19, 2021 · Flexible workers have been crucial during the pandemic but they often don't have a financial safety net. Can digital platforms offer them the protection they desperately need?
The gig economy: how to make it more fair in 4 steps
Nov 1, 2019 · Gig workers are often treated as individual businesses who should compete against one another. But it is once they come together as colleagues that they can collectively bring about better …
How can we protect workers in the gig economy?
Nov 30, 2015 · The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of …
Here's how new EU rules propose to make gig work fairer? | World ...
Feb 7, 2023 · The new EU rules address the employee rights of gig workers, acknowledging roles undertaken on digital platforms, from delivery drivers to microworkers.
What exactly is the sharing economy? | World Economic Forum
Dec 13, 2017 · For example, TaskRabbit is arguably part of the on-demand, gig, collaborative and sharing (assuming the Tasker’s skills were previously underutilised) economies. Airbnb’s …