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Independent on-demand temporary workers
Gig workers are independent contractors, online platform workers, contract firm workers, on-demand workers, and temporary workers. Gig workers enter into
Gig_worker
Economic system of freelance workers
The gig economy is the economic system by which a workforce of people (known as gig workers) engage in freelance and/or side-employment by corporate entities
Gig_economy
Decline in online platform quality
argue that enshittification offers a useful framework for understanding how gig-economy platforms, as used, for example, by ride-hail and grocery delivery
Enshittification
(or job) basis in support of on-demand commerce. In the basic model, gig workers enter into formal agreements with on-demand companies to provide services
List_of_gig_economy_companies
American politician (born 1988)
legislation aimed to compel companies that employ gig workers to be transparent about whether the workers' tips are diverted to pay a base salary. Mobile
Ritchie_Torres
American freelance marketplace
rather than smaller companies just looking for a quick job with a single gig worker. Many of the freelancers purged were rated as "less skilled" or had lower
Upwork
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up gig in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Gig or GIG may refer to: Concert, known informally as a gig The Gig, a 1985 film written and directed
Gig
Indian home service company
the only two gig economy companies with a minimum wage policy. A 2024 Al Jazeera report criticised the company for burdening its gig workers with multiple
Urban_Company
Economic and social activity facilitated by technological platforms
Circular economy Customer to customer Digital ecosystem Gig economy Gig worker List of gig economy companies Platform capitalism Platform evangelism
Platform_economy
Class of wage-earners in a tenuous job situation close to unemployment
contractualization – Form of exploitative temporary employment Gig worker – Independent on-demand temporary workers Precarious work – Type of non-standard or temporary
Precariat
Classified advertisements website
devoted to jobs, housing, for sale, items wanted, services, community service, gigs, résumés, and discussion forums. Craig Newmark began the service in 1995
Craigslist
Type of employment
and gig economy (a labor market characterized by the prevalence of short-term contracts or freelance work as opposed to permanent jobs), many workers are
Temporary_work
Economic and social systems that enable shared access to assets
economy. Collaborative consumption Common ownership Gig worker Holiday cottage Library economy List of gig economy companies Platform economy Post-capitalism
Sharing_economy
Collection of finance from backers to fund an initiative
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Crowdfunding
Gig economy workers employment status ballot initiative
other gig-economy workers as "employees". It requires companies to classify all workers as employees unless companies can prove that the workers: are not
2020 California Proposition 22
2020_California_Proposition_22
Type of website edited collaboratively
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Wiki
Recycling waste into products of higher quality
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Upcycling
Belgian philosopher (1934–2026)
Forced labour Four-day workweek Funemployment Ghost job Uberisation / Gig worker Glass cliff Happiness economics Honeymoon-hangover effect Hush trip Infinite
Raoul_Vaneigem
2025 American comedy film
pay. With a new lease on life, Arj begins work on a documentary about gig workers and continues his romantic relationship with Elena, as Gabriel watches
Good_Fortune_(film)
Israeli online marketplace for freelance services
undervaluing freelance labor and pushing down prices. E-lancing Freelancer.com Gig worker Upwork – American freelance marketplace "Fiverr International Ltd. 2021
Fiverr
Anxiety about the start of the working week
Forced labour Four-day workweek Funemployment Ghost job Uberisation / Gig worker Glass cliff Happiness economics Honeymoon-hangover effect Hush trip Infinite
Sunday_scaries
American hospitality corporation
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HelpX
California labor statute
and workers' compensation benefits, which do not apply to independent contractors. Concerns over employee misclassification, especially in the gig economy
California Assembly Bill 5 (2019)
California_Assembly_Bill_5_(2019)
French website
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HomeExchange.com
Ridesharing website
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BlaBlaCar
American vacation rental online marketplace
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Vrbo
Homestay platform
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CouchSurfing
Type of residential living model
and Los Angeles as a response to housing shortages and the growth of the gig economy. Companies such as Common, Ollie, and Bungalow popularized the model
Co-living
Form of hospitality and lodging
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Homestay
Spanish actress (born 1992)
Neighbor (2019–2021) advanced her career. She starred as "empowered" gig worker Clau in Playz webseries Riders. She also appeared in films Outlaws (2021)
Catalina_Sopelana
Economic theory by Terry Pratchett
Underemployment McJob Pea-picker Menial job Child labour Domestic worker Gig worker Wage slavery Wage theft Sweatshop Precarious work Workfare Forced
Boots_theory
Dutch businessman
would return to an entirely self-employed gig worker model in Britain, a decision impacting around 1,870 workers who were given six weeks notice that they
Jitse_Groen
Sharing of car journeys so that more than one person travels in a car
Office of Civilian Defense asked neighborhood councils to encourage four workers to share a ride in one car to conserve rubber for the war effort. It also
Carpool
Self-employed worker with no committed employer
development: impacts of global digital labour platforms and the gig economy on worker livelihoods". Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
Freelancer
Overtime work schedule from China
996工作制) is a work schedule that derives its name from its requirement that workers clock in from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, 6 days per week, resulting in employees
996_working_hour_system
Scam perpetrated by Hargobind Punjabi Tahilramani
gig workers, who travel to Indonesia believing that they have been recruited to work on the production of a film or television show. In the scam, gig
Hollywood_Con_Queen_scam
Market having two distinct user groups that provide each other with network benefits
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Two-sided_market
Sourcing services or funds from a group
development: impacts of global digital labour platforms and the gig economy on worker livelihoods". Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research.
Crowdsourcing
2018 book by David Graeber
that Graeber's claim is inconsistent with the fact the average British worker in 2018 works only 31 hours, much less than the average for 1900 of 56 hours
Bullshit_Jobs
German philosopher (1844–1900)
Forced labour Four-day workweek Funemployment Ghost job Uberisation / Gig worker Glass cliff Happiness economics Honeymoon-hangover effect Hush trip Infinite
Friedrich_Nietzsche
Exchange of used clothes
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Clothing_swap
Form of lodging
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Home_exchange
Food sharing app
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Olio_(app)
1999 film by Mike Judge
Century Fox. Its sympathetic depiction of ordinary information technology workers garnered a cult following within that field, but it also addresses themes
Office_Space
Social category
Chinese working in firms where English is spoken, the word refers to a worker with little authority, who suffers indignities from superiors. However,
Peonage
2023 film by Nick Johnson and Will Merrick
time, June decides to investigate herself. She hires Javier, a Colombian gig worker who complies with June's requests for a small fee. June cracks the password
Missing_(2023_film)
Using something again
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Reuse
Trade union federation of gig economy workers in India
The All India Gig Workers Union (AIGWU) is a trade union federation of gig economy workers, predominantly in food delivery, in India. The federation is
All_India_Gig_Workers_Union
Advertisement for a non-existent job
Forced labour Four-day workweek Funemployment Ghost job Uberisation / Gig worker Glass cliff Happiness economics Honeymoon-hangover effect Hush trip Infinite
Ghost_job
American ride-sharing company
company. In April 2023, the company announced layoffs of 1,076 corporate workers, or 26% of its staff. This came after job cuts announced in July and November
Lyft
Professional social network and employment company
Shiftgig was a platform that connected gig workers with employers through a mobile application to claim one-time and recurring jobs in real time. Shiftgig
Shiftgig
American company
learning models via APIs to enterprise customers. Hive uses around 700,000 gig workers to train data for its models through its Hive Work app. One of Hive's
Hive (artificial intelligence company)
Hive_(artificial_intelligence_company)
Denial of wages or employee benefits rightfully owed to an employee
against low wage workers, including citizens and undocumented immigrants. Some rights violated by wage theft have been guaranteed to workers in the United
Wage_theft
Planned, socially cohesive, residential community
planned developments such as some company towns that provided comfortable workers' housing and aspirations of a stable sober workforce, could be considered
Intentional_community
Business structure type
seeking to protect gig workers from wage theft and discrimination, provide access to portable benefits, and establish new frameworks for worker organizing".
Platform_cooperative
1971 book by Abbie Hoffman
Forced labour Four-day workweek Funemployment Ghost job Uberisation / Gig worker Glass cliff Happiness economics Honeymoon-hangover effect Hush trip Infinite
Steal_This_Book
American politician
2024, Woo announced that she would recuse herself from a controversial Gig Worker Wage Bill after recommendations by the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission
Tanya_Woo
British trades union
unions in challenging employment law relating to the 'gig economy'. The IWGB organises workers particularly in precarious employment and un-unionised
Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain
Independent_Workers'_Union_of_Great_Britain
Act of Indian Parliament
employees and workers either in the organised or unorganised or any other sectors. The Social Security Code, 2020 brings unorganised sector, gig workers and platform
Code_on_Social_Security,_2020
Scholarship founded by Peter Thiel
billionaire. Stacey Ferreira (Arizona, United States, 2015) – co-founder of the gig worker platform, Forge. Cathy Tie (China, moved to Canada at age four, 2015) –
Thiel_Fellowship
City in Washington, United States
afforded by the replacement bridge that turned Gig Harbor into a bedroom community for Tacoma workers. Gig Harbor was re-incorporated as a city in 1981
Gig_Harbor,_Washington
American activist (1936–1989)
Forced labour Four-day workweek Funemployment Ghost job Uberisation / Gig worker Glass cliff Happiness economics Honeymoon-hangover effect Hush trip Infinite
Abbie_Hoffman
Online vehicle for hire service
Michael (August 27, 2021). "'I don't like being treated like crap': gig workers aim to retool a system they say is rigged". The Guardian. Archived from
Ridesharing_company
Hospitality exchange service
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Pasporta_Servo
Topics referred to by the same term
employer General contractor – Construction manager Gig worker – Independent on-demand temporary workers Self-employment – State of working for oneself Sole
Independent contractor (disambiguation)
Independent_contractor_(disambiguation)
Indian Trade Unionist
founder President of Telangana Gig And Platform Workers Union(TGPWU), and other gig transport workers. This includes the workers on platforms such as Ola,
Shaik_Salauddin
Social networking services where hosts do not receive payments
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Hospitality_exchange_service
micromanagement, both for assembly line workers and gig workers. Gig workers also lack the legal protections and rights of formal workers. Newell & Marabelli argue
Workplace impact of artificial intelligence
Workplace_impact_of_artificial_intelligence
American ridesharing and delivery company
at connecting workers with businesses". Reuters. October 3, 2019. Wile, Rob (December 18, 2019). "Uber is about to provide a lot more gig opportunities
Uber
American comedy television series (2021–2023)
Spencer unknowingly sets Freddie up on a date with a sex worker (mistaking her for a gig worker), and has to pay her expensive fees when Freddie decides
ICarly_(2021_TV_series)
Excessive work
characterized by working excessively, frequently at the expense of the worker's physical and mental health. It includes working beyond one's capacity,
Overwork
American online marketplace company
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Hipcamp
English writer (born 1964)
Forced labour Four-day workweek Funemployment Ghost job Uberisation / Gig worker Glass cliff Happiness economics Honeymoon-hangover effect Hush trip Infinite
Madeleine_Bunting
Egyptian runner
return to selling tissues on the street for a time, as her father is a gig worker with minimal income, her athletic training was suspended during the COVID-19
Marwa_Hassan
Association for cyclists
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Allgemeiner Deutscher Fahrrad-Club
Allgemeiner_Deutscher_Fahrrad-Club
Business model of technological platforms
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Platform_capitalism
Organizational theory
start-up companies. The flexibility, efficiency of information flow and higher worker autonomy complement the rapid growth and innovation seen in successful start
Decentralization
English philosopher and logician (1872–1970)
Forced labour Four-day workweek Funemployment Ghost job Uberisation / Gig worker Glass cliff Happiness economics Honeymoon-hangover effect Hush trip Infinite
Bertrand_Russell
German–American philosopher, sociologist, and political theorist (1898–1979)
societies based upon mass production and mass distribution, the individual worker has become merely a consumer of its commodities and entire commodified way
Herbert_Marcuse
Low-paid unskilled job
are: cashiers, employees in fast food restaurants, janitors, construction workers. Dead-end job Unskilled labor Bullshit job Indentured servitude "Michael's
Menial_job
Practice of a swap of books between one person and another
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Book_swapping
Brief car rental method
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Carsharing
Working people whose incomes fall below the poverty line
Ehrenreich argues that Americans need to pressure employers to improve worker compensation. Generally speaking, this implies a need to strengthen the
Working_poor
Lacking in predictability, job security, material or psychological welfare
income Endo contractualization First Employment Contract (CPE) Flexicurity Gig worker Labour market flexibility McJob New Employment Contract (CNE) Peon Precariat
Precarity
Vietnamese society as people change habits and find new ways of production. Gig workers were especially hard hit by the doubling price of fuel. The government
2026_Iran_war_fuel_crisis
Publicly available book shelf serving as an informal free library
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Public_bookcase
Nonprofit organization
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The_Freecycle_Network
American law professor
Could Have Big Impact on 'Gig' Firms". KQED. 2018-05-01. Retrieved 2019-11-10. "AB5: Regulating the Gig Economy is Good for Workers and Democracy | ACS".
Veena_Dubal
Indian quick-commerce company
platforms including Zomato, Blinkit, and Swiggy employ over 3 million gig workers. The company began a paid membership program in February 2024, which
Zepto_(company)
Coming to work at an office for a short period and leaving to work elsewhere
from elsewhere. Coined by Owl Labs in a 2023 workforce management report, workers do this to fulfill in-office attendance requirements following the post-lockdown
Coffee_badging
American taxi drivers union
Workers Alliance (TWA) is a United States labor union that was founded in February 1998 by organizers in New York City, as the New York Taxi Workers Alliance
Taxi_Workers_Alliance
Non-permanent type of employment
have slowly started to cover contingent workers; both for temporary, part-time, contract, gig, or on-call workers who were often poorly represented by the
Contingent_work
Production model to minimise wastage and emissions
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Circular_economy
Hospitality exchange service
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Hospitality_Club
UK-based network that helped users share equipment and skills with their neighbours
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Streetbank
1883 book by Paul Lafargue
Forced labour Four-day workweek Funemployment Ghost job Uberisation / Gig worker Glass cliff Happiness economics Honeymoon-hangover effect Hush trip Infinite
The_Right_to_Be_Lazy
Non-profit hospitality exchange service for touring cyclists
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Warm_Showers
Payment of wages per unit of output
individual productivity levels. Gig worker Performance-related pay Putting-out system Piece-rate list ROWE Footnotes Example: Workers are paid for each shirt
Piece_work
Work arrangement where an individual provides services to multiple organizations
may include businesses, non-profit organizations, or even individuals. Gig worker Remote work Part-time job Interim management Fractional executive Fractional
Fractional_work
Process of transporting goods from a source location to a predefined destination
businesses. In the 2010s and 2020s, a number of companies started using gig workers driving their own vehicles rather than permanent employees driving company
Delivery_(commerce)
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