The health of workers in the global gig economy

We propose that the experience of gig workers around the world must be understood in the context of neoliberalism, which has increased both the globalization and precaritization of work. While gig workers share some vulnerabilities, which have important negative consequences on their health, with other workers, the platform-specific vulnerabilities of workers require further inquiry. In particular, the specific health and overall experience of gig workers in different regions of the world - with different labour policies and sociopolitical contexts for work - must be disentangled as workers in the Global North and South experience this work very differently.