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Freelance platform work in the Russian Federation : 2009-2019

Shevchuk, Andrey; Strebkov, Denis - 2021

This paper traces the development of freelance platform work in the Russian Federation based on unique data from four … Russian Federation and the wider post-Soviet space. The study utilizes unique data from four online surveys conducted by the ….ru operating in the Russian language. The common methodology used to collect and analyse the data from each survey provides an …

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A global analysis of worker protest in digital labour platforms

Bessa, Ioulia; Joyce, Simon; Neumann, Denis; Stuart, Mark; … - 2022

events around the world which gathers data from online news media reports and other online sources. For the period January …

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Home-based work and homework in Ghana : an exploration

Darkwah, Akosua Keseboa; Tsikata, Dzodzi - 2021

This research report explores the nature and character of home-based work and the more narrow concept of homework in Ghana. As labour statistics on home-based work and homework are absent, the research draws on interviews with 124 individuals working in agro-processing, arts and crafts, industry...

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Homeworking in the Philippines : bad job? Good job?

King-Dejardin, Amelita M. - 2021

services to their clients or employers via telecommunications technologies and digital platforms. Using new data generated from …

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Home bounded - global outreach : home-based workers in Turkey

Dedeoğlu, Saniye - 2020

This report focuses on two categories of home-based workers in Turkey; industrial home-based pieceworkers and IT-enabled remote workers, who are commonly referred to in Turkey as “freelancers”. With an aim of exploring the current patterns and issues of these two categories of home-based...

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Negotiations by workers in the informal economy

Schmidt, Verena; Webster, Edward; Mhlana, Siviwe; … - 2023

Negotiations are a valuable and important tool for increasing the voice of workers in the informal economy. This paper provides empirical evidence from Africa, Asia and the Americas on negotiations and collective bargaining by workers in the informal economy. These practices demonstrate that...

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New forms of employment and labour protection in China

Wei, Tu; Xueyu, Wang - 2024

In recent years, China's labour market has seen a significant rise of the new forms of employment, which differs in scale, type, and function compared to the developed economies. This study focuses on four emerging forms of the new employment patterns in China, including app-based gig work,...

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The impact of Covid-19 on South African migrant wage workers and the self-employed

Visser, Margareet - 2023

When Covid-19 struck, the South African government declared some of the strictest lockdowns worldwide. The impact of lockdowns on the working classes was especially severe. Initially many workers were left with no income, leading to warnings that a pandemic of hunger may eclipse the deadliness...

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A study on the employment and wage outcomes of people with disabilities

Ananian, Sevane; Dellaferrera, Giulia - 2024

This study investigates the employment and wage disparities between people with and without disabilities. It shows that individuals with disabilities are less likely to participate in the labour market, and that when they do, they face higher unemployment rates, are more likely to be...

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