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  • Cost of Living in Latin America: Inside WageIndicator's Data Collection Network

    Understanding the cost of living in Latin America means knowing what people actually pay for food, transport, and housing, country by country, quarter by quarter. Luis makes that possible. As WageIndicator's coordinator for Latin America, h…

  • Freelance Minimum Rates: Lessons for Platform Work

    What is a fair minimum rate for freelancers and platform workers, and how do you make it work in practice? These were the key questions explored in the webinar A Minimum Tariff for the Self-Employed: Lessons from a Dutch Trade Union. This b…

  • Gathering Data on the Front Lines of Yemen's Economy

    Behind every wage figure, every price of bread, and every rent statistic, there is a human story. The data we gather at WageIndicator doesn't appear out of thin air.

  • Jobtech in Africa: Ecosystem Around Platform Work Must Offer Young People Perspective

    During my visit to the Africa Jobtech Summit in Nairobi, I spoke with Michelle Hassan, director of the Jobtech Alliance. In The Gig Work Podcast of the WageIndicator Foundation, she talks about the unique challenges and opportunities of pla…

  • Ghostwork: the invisible world of work behind AI

    Claartje ter Hoeven (Utrecht University) and her research team reveal the hidden world of European data or ghostworkers. They are often highly educated, seeking flexibility, but their working conditions are usually poor.What drives them? Wh…