2025

App-based workers in Mexico are facing new changes as a result of labour reforms. While the law aims to grant them greater rights, it has also brought to light a widespread issue: the work-related costs that these workers must cover themselves

In our webinar, ‘Living, Not Surviving’, we explored how minimum pay standards for self-employed platform workers could be calculated and implemented, and why companies, workers, and clients all play a role.

Those who think generative AI works all by itself are mistaken. Behind the chatbots and image generators are over 150 million people who keep AI systems running, in often poor conditions. Students of the Smart Media Production Associate Degree recently heard experts' experiences on the subject at FLOOR AUAS. They also heard testimonies from data workers.

When calculating pay for gig economy jobs, it is fundamental to take into account factors that do not apply to traditional employment, such as unpaid labour. We discussed this issue with Valeria Pulignano (KU Leuven), who was one of the speakers at our webinar, 'Living Pay for Self-Employed Gig Workers'.

Online platforms offer a quick solution for finding work and generating income in the short term. However, they often fail to provide good working conditions, sustainable careers and prospects for the future. How can this dilemma be solved?

Last week, the 8th conference of the ‘International Network of Digital Labor’ took place in Bologna. This network's mission is to research and discuss aspects of work in the digital age. Martijn Arets traveled to Bologna by train to attend the conference and present his research on GigCV and data portability for platform workers, which he is conducting at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.

Ante un contexto de estancamiento en los niveles de empleo formal, donde el pluriempleo ya es parte de la realidad de los argentinos, el trabajo en plataformas es una variante que en el corto plazo será insuficiente

Due to the stagnation in formal employment levels and the fact that multiple jobs have become an everyday occurrence for Argentinians, platform work cannot be considered a viable long-term solution. We spoke to Matías Maito, director of CETyD, the research and training centre established within the IDAES School at the National University of San Martín, in Buenos Aires Province.

Rollee is there to help when platform workers and freelancers are struggling to obtain loans. It provides lenders with the necessary data and gives workers the financial relief they need. WageIndicator spoke to the founder.

It will take time to set pay floors for platform workers and freelancers. While the ILO establishes global standards for decent work in the platform economy, WageIndicator is holding talks with stakeholders about the Living Tariff methodology, because starting small and experimenting is the best way to begin impacting workers

WageIndicator Intern Blogs - A new rule introduced by the Taxi and Limousine Commission will come into effect in August, guaranteeing drivers in New York City using platforms such as Uber and Lyft a minimum pay increase of 5% per minute and per mile. But what is behind it?

Martijn Arets - Who are the people who annotate and correct the data behind AI (so-called “data workers” or “data labelers”)? Martijn Arets visited Ephantus Kanyugi in Nairobi. He is a data labeller himself and a pioneer for the labour rights of his colleagues in Kenya.

Gig workers in Latin America value flexibility. In Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and elsewhere in the region, they are increasingly expressing a preference for greater freedom in their working arrangements. According to Nippy, a platform that supports independent workers with benefits and data collection, this is indeed the case. To find out more, we interviewed Diego Amondaray, the co-founder and CEO, and José Luis Tello, the CTO.

Cuánto creció y qué buscan hoy los trabajadores, cuáles son sus valoraciones respecto de los trabajos actuales; el cambio de paradigma, analizado a través de datos con expertos de Nippy

La inteligencia artificial (IA) depende y seguirá dependiendo de la mano de obra humana. Quienes trabajan detrás de los sistemas de IA suelen ser invisibles. Para el podcast Gig Work de la Fundación WageIndicator, Martijn Arets conversó con el profesor Antonio Casilli (Instituto Politécnico de París), autor del libro "Esperando a los robots: las manos contratadas de la automatización".

En esta serie de entrevistas, Daniela Ceccon, nuestra Directora de Datos, y Paulien Osse, nuestro Cofundador y Líder Global de Salarios Dignos, debaten los temas que las multinacionales plantean. Fiel a la temática, en la imagen verán que Dani está en Seúl y Paulien en Ciudad del Cabo.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is and will remain dependent on human labour. The people who do the work behind AI systems are often invisible. For the WageIndicator Foundation's Gig Work Podcast, Martijn Arets spoke with Professor Antonio Casilli (Institut Polytechnique de Paris), author of the book Waiting for Robots, the Hired Hands of Automation.

As with their counterparts around the world, platform workers in Denmark, Norway, and Finland face the same challenges: the cost of living and work-related expenses. This article looks at the top expenses that are putting pressure on them.

Interns' Blogs - App-based gig workers in the US have recently risen up against account deactivation. But it's a long-standing issue with massive impact and frequency on people's lives and mental health.

Interns' Blogs - The rise of India's 15-minute business model - from Zomato's introduction of fast food delivery to Amazon's entry into quick grocery services - has now extended to domestic work, such as Urban Company's Insta Maids, now Insta Help. It has sparked an intense debate about labour rights and the pressures on workers.

Large religious events are powerhouses of the gig economy, where workers can access work and income opportunities. The downside is that they expose challenges such as income instability and inadequate worker protection.

Who are the data workers behind AI, what are their working conditions, and how can their working conditions be improved? In a webinar hosted by WageIndicator, the lens was turned on the workers who make AI work, and who still lack a fair deal - and the attention they need.

Analizamos junto con la socióloga argentina Denise Kasparian el fenómeno de los trabajadores de plataformas en la Argentina y cuál es el escenario actual, sin una legislación que los contemple

The growing impact of digital technology, generative AI and algorithmic management on work is an increasingly widely explored topic. Last week during the two-day conference ‘Future of Work: Reclaiming the value of work in the digital economy’, researchers from across Europe gathered to present their work and exchange views.