What is the gig economy and what's the deal for gig workers?
...The gig economy is growing. It uses digital platforms to connect freelancers with customers to provide short-term services or asset-sharing. Here's what you need to know....
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2024/11/what-gig-economy-workers/
Making the gig economy in Asia fair and sustainable for all
...The global gig economy is expanding rapidly, offering an opportunity to reimagine work models while prioritizing inclusion, resilience and well-being. Empowering gig workers is crucial to sustain the model and requires collaborative action from platforms, governments and worker organizations to ensure fairer outcomes for all. Asia, at the epicentre of the gig economy?s growth, is uniquely ......
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/06/what-will-it-take-to-make-the-gig-economy-in-asia-fair-and-sustainable/
The future of the gig economy, and other jobs news this month | World ...
...Digital labour platforms are reshaping work, from side hustles to AI-driven jobs, as the ILO meets to discuss the future of the gig economy - and other jobs news to know....
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/06/the-gig-economy-ilo-labour-platforms/
More than ever we need a gig economy that works for everyone
...The gig economy has become an essential income source for a growing number of workers on both sides of the Atlantic. Currently, gig workers have to make a trade-off between the flexibility and tax benefits that gig work brings, and the social protections and support mechanisms that traditional employees benefit from. Policies can be implemented to level standards and working conditions across ......
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/11/gig-economy-that-works-for-everyone/
Should you go freelance? What to know about the gig economy | World ...
...Being your own boss might look like an increasingly attractive option. But what are the downsides to going freelance and joining the gig economy? This video by the World Economic Forum and TED-Ed explains....
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2022/09/freelance-gig-economy-work/
The gig economy: how to make it more fair in 4 steps
...Gig workers are often treated as individual businesses who should compete against one another. But it is once they come together as colleagues that they can collectively bring about better wages and working conditions. 4) Finally, the real future of the gig economy that we should be looking to is one characterised by democratic ownership....
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2019/11/gig-economy-in-4-steps/
Here's how new EU rules propose to make gig work fairer? | World ...
...The new EU rules address the employee rights of gig workers, acknowledging roles undertaken on digital platforms, from delivery drivers to microworkers....
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2023/02/eu-rules-gig-work/
How can we protect workers in the gig economy?
...The World Economic Forum is an independent international organization committed to improving the state of the world by engaging business, political, academic and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. Incorporated as a not-for-profit foundation in 1971, and headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Forum is tied to no political, partisan or national interests....
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2015/11/how-can-we-protect-workers-in-the-gig-economy/
Financial protection for gig workers benefits everyone | World Economic ...
...Flexible workers have been crucial during the pandemic but they often don't have a financial safety net. Can digital platforms offer them the protection they desperately need?...
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/08/financial-protection-gig-economy-workers-benefits-everyone/
The gig economy: How can we make it fairer?
...Gig work offers flexibility and boomed during the pandemic; however, some have complained about low wages with few benefits....
https://www.weforum.org/stories/2021/10/the-gig-economy-how-can-we-make-it-fairer/