gig workers

The global oil crisis triggered by the U.S.-Iran war is making Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Pakistan, and India get conservative with energy.

Hu Anyan, a former courier who wrote a best-selling book about the grueling job of delivering packages, discusses life, technology, and the future of work.

From intensive heat to flood risks, climate change has made the working lives of hundreds of thousands of gig workers harder and more dangerous, so many are banding together to help their communities cope.

The local gig workers’ union defends the practice, which Uber forbids, as a form of peaceful pushback against low earnings.

A year after after mass protests, Urban Company gig workers struggle with harsh job conditions, but continue to battle for their rights.

Brutal temperatures in New Delhi, reaching as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, have claimed over 100 lives.

Meituan’s group order program boomed amid China’s post-Covid-19 thrift economy, but delivery drivers say they’re working longer for less pay.

Pakistan has one of the youngest populations in the world, which means older gig workers are seldom the focus of platform policies.

With crime statistics already high in South Africa, older gig workers find themselves easy targets for theft, hijackings, and attacks.

Venezuelans struggling against age discrimination and hyperinflation have found a lifeline in online clickwork.

For some older workers, gig platforms are a lifeline. But at a certain age, they get the boot.

Rest of World spoke to 50 older workers around the world who see gig work as a lifeline — or a last resort.