Online Labour Index 2020: New ways to measure the world’s remote freelancing market

Stephany, Fabian; Kässi, Otto; Rani, Uma; Lehdonvirta, Vili

doi:10.2139/ssrn.3849445

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“…Platforms’ algorithms do streamline the process of finding consumers/customers ( Edelman & Geradin, 2015 ) thus making it easier to find gig work opportunities. Furthermore, because demand for gig workers can vary dramatically across occupations ( Stephany et al, 2020 ), it is possible that demand for microtask workers remained stable or increased even if demand in other types of gig work dropped ( Stephany et al, 2021 ). Indeed, some MTurkers say that COVID-19 did not negatively disrupt their work ( Toxtli et al, 2021 ), and there is some evidence that the demand for survey takers and research participants increased substantially in Spring 2020 ( AppJobs, 2020 ; Moss, 2021 ).…”

Section: Benefits and Risk Of Gig Work During Covid-19mentioning

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Gig Work and the Pandemic: Looking for Good Pay from Bad Jobs During the COVID-19 Crisis

Reynolds

Kincaid

2022

Work and Occupations

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COVID-19 led to work hour reductions and layoffs for many Americans with wage/salary jobs. Some gig work, however, which is usually considered precarious, remained available. We examine whether people doing gig microtasks right before the pandemic increased their microtask hours during COVID-19 and whether those changes helped them financially. Using data from workers on Amazon’s Mechanical Turk platform from February, March, and April of 2020, we find that roughly one third of existing workers increased their microtask hours. Increases were larger for people who lost household income or wage/salary hours. Spending more time on microtasks, however, did little to help workers financially. Furthermore, the people most reliant on microtasks before the pandemic had worse financial outcomes than others. In short, even though microtask work might seem like a good way for people to recoup lost income during the pandemic, it was of limited utility even for the experienced workers in our sample.

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Section: Benefits and Risk Of Gig Work During Covid-19mentioning

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Gig Work and the Pandemic: Looking for Good Pay from Bad Jobs During the COVID-19 Crisis

Reynolds

Kincaid

2022

Work and Occupations

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“…The Online Labour Indicator (OLI), provided by the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, offers online gig economy economic indicators comparable to traditional labour market statistics. OLI statistics are mainly based on data tracking in six online gig economy projects and tasks: administrative and data entry, creative and multimedia, professional services, sales and marketing support, software development and technology, and writing and translation (Stephany et al 2021). By tracking the number of projects and tasks across platforms, it is possible to measure trends in demand for online freelance labour across countries and occupations.…”

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Gig Workers, Social Protection and Labour Market Inequality: Lessons from Malaysia

2022

JEM

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The rise of the Gig Economy has created new concerns about inequality in rapidly digitising Asian economies. Whilst the emergence of the "on-demand economy" creates new opportunities for the youths and low-income groups, this has also created new policy challenges. As many use unofficial digital platforms and/or operate as unregistered self-run businesses, they remain outside the social protection system, leaving them especially vulnerable during times of crisis. This study therefore aims to provide new insights into this issue -social protection for gig workers -drawing upon the Malaysian experience. Using primary data collected through semi-structured interviews, we examine the working conditions of ehailing drivers and online food delivery riders, two of the largest mainstream on-demand app-based gig workers' groups in the country. The collected data were examined based on thematic analysis employing 15 subtopics and 3 main themes: (i) performance-based short-term decent work; (ii) platform and customer-centricity operations, and (iii) ecosystem for gig worker sustainability. From the perspective of gig workers, the study narrates their actual working conditions and perceived inequalities. Based on the findings, we conclude by critically reflecting on the potential for developing a workercentred policy for social protection in the Gig Economy in Malaysia and elsewhere in Asia.

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“…The final category of gig work is the section of the gig economy that is the main focus of this dissertation, namely high-skill online work (Stephany et al, 2021). This category includes professional freelancers who offer digital design, translation or programming services.…”

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Online Labour Index 2020: New ways to measure the world’s remote freelancing market

Cited by 5 publications

References 20 publications

Gig Work and the Pandemic: Looking for Good Pay from Bad Jobs During the COVID-19 Crisis

Gig Work and the Pandemic: Looking for Good Pay from Bad Jobs During the COVID-19 Crisis

Gig Workers, Social Protection and Labour Market Inequality: Lessons from Malaysia

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