Gig work is precarious no matter the country
Photo by Ashish Vaishnav/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images The lives of delivery workers in major US cities are dangerous, surprisingly expensive, and largely only possible because of the support app-based laborers offer each other. But a new editorial series from Rest of World shows that the experiences of US-based gig workers aren't unique - trying to make a living while at the whims of indifferent platforms is difficult no matter what country you're in.
Rest of World's overview is based on a survey of over 4,000 gig workers across the world. The publication's findings are extensive - there's plenty to examine from just about every angle you can imagine - but the similarities drawn between workers in different countries is striking:
Many [workers] - more than 60% - said that they were...