But nothing is easy, and this army of gig workers, set to expand from 7.7m in 2020-2021 to 23.5m by 2029-30, according to NITI Aayog, a government think-tank, has fuelled a rancorous national debate ...

Behind India’s recurring gig worker strikes lies a nuanced tale of fragile margins, weak pricing power, and an economic model ...

Platform companies claimed the gig workers could deliver so fast because of the density of dark stores and efficiency of their packing processes. Even the Central government stepped into the debate, ...

The gig economy is one of the defining innovations of the 21st century. It has revolutionized how people earn a living, offering flexibility, independence, and opportunity on a global scale. From U.S.

At 2 a.m. on a Tuesday, Maria delivers her 14th food order of the night, calculating whether she’s earned enough to cover her daughter’s medication. Like millions of gig workers worldwide, she exists ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Editiorial fellow at Forbes. A recent Goldman Sachs analysis shows that more workers are embracing gig work to supplement their ...

"Uber's Problem and the Moral Architecture of the Gig Economy,” Mark Hoipkemier, Assistant Research Professor in Business Ethics and Society at the University of Notre Dame. 6:30 p.m., 1060 Fetzer ...

Delivery workers have announced nationwide protests on February 3 to demand minimum wages and to seek a ban on what they called 'forced labour' in the gig economy. In Mumbai, the workers will gather ...

As Budget 2026 approaches, gig workers across India are calling for constitutional guarantees, fair wages, social security, ...

While gig jobs are projected to contribute Rs2.35 lakh crore to GDP by 2030, the Survey highlights income insecurity, credit exclusion and the need for stronger regulation of digital platforms ...

“Artificial intelligence is going to replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.,” Ford CEO Jim Farley said in a recent interview. Welcome to the rise of the white-collar gig ...

The gig economy is all about short-term work arrangements. What distinguishes the gig economy from traditional economies is its demand-driven nature and transient job positions. In the gig economy, ...