Cities of Workers: Understanding Platform Gig Work and Urban Life
Panel Discussion at the Bangalore International Centre hosted by Aapti Institute The growth of the gig platform economy represents a...
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- Sep 16
- 1 min
Why should the Indian platform economy keep a gender disaggregated data?
Global Perspectives on Women, Work and Digital Labour Platforms, a collection of 10 articles written by 26 gig economy experts.
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- Oct 26, 2021
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Will EdTech go the way of the gig economy?
Published at Femlab.co on October 26, 2021 By Aditi Surie and Krishna Akhil The forced push towards digitization of schooling-related...
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- Oct 21, 2021
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Delivery Wars: 15-Minute Groceries, Anyone?
The Covid-19 pandemic has turbo-charged the adoption of online grocery by consumers who want superfast delivery – the faster the ...
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- Oct 1, 2021
- 2 min
Nagrik Podcast: Labour Organising in Tech - I (Gig and Platform Work)
Aju John's podcast on In August and September of 2020, delivery executives of Swiggy struck work in many Indian cities. They wanted to...
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- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
Coalitions of Socio-Technical Infrastructure: Platforms as Essential Services
In Communication, Culture and Critique, Volume 14, Issue 3, September 2021, Pages 539–544, https://doi.org/10.1093/ccc/tcab044 This...
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- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
No minorities, no meat? Gig economy deepens cities' divides
By Rina Chandran Thomas Reuters reboot-live August 22, 20195:41 AM “In cities, there is already implicit segregation in housing and in...
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- Sep 1, 2021
- 1 min
On blue-collar job apps, brokers still hold sway
The pandemic has thrust digitization on people and companies, and apps catering to blue and grey-collar workers have received backing to...
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- Apr 19, 2021
- 1 min
Podcast: Unofficial Sources by The Ken
I was on the Ken's podcast to talk about the history and legacies of auto unions, and autorickshaws as publicly regulate mobility...
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- Apr 6, 2021
- 1 min
Data Sharing for India's Migrant Crisis
as part of the Aapti Institute discussion series August 2020
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
Pandemic Exposure: ‘Platform’ Infrastructure in Public Use in India
The COVID19 lockdowns have created a petri-dish of experiments in the public distribution of food and, experiences of hunger for India. ...
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- Oct 1, 2020
- 1 min
Podcast: Future of Labour Post COVID-19
Future of Labour Post COVID-19: Part 1, 2 and 3 on Cyberdemocracy hosted by Srinivas Kodali COVID has accelerated automation of labour...
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- Jul 24, 2020
- 1 min
On-demand platforms and pricing: how platforms can impact the informal urban economy
Journal article published in Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation Vol 14, Issue 1 Pricing is the one of the most powerful...
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- Jun 25, 2020
- 1 min
Webinar: Conversations with Women in the Gig Economy
Webinar on how digital platforms impact women's work and entrepreneurship The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted lives and livelihoods...
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- Apr 4, 2020
- 1 min
Podcast: COVID19 and the city
Platform work is increasingly being seen an "essential service" in the #COVID19 #lockdown. Listen to me on the 'COVID19 and the City'...
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- Apr 4, 2020
- 1 min
Services at our Doorstep: COVID19 and platforms
Read my article in the Hindu about how delivery services ought to be recognised as public infrastructure during the COVID19 pandemic...
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- Nov 24, 2019
- 4 min
Tacit Urban Research Network: Interview
I speak to Niyati Dave, Communications Officer, TURN on using #digitalplatforms to study #urban #Informality and what these lenses mean...
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- Nov 17, 2019
- 3 min
The Future of Work
This article was carried by the The Hindu on November 12, 2019. By Aditi Surie Karnataka Labour Minister S. Suresh Kumar announced on...
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- Sep 15, 2019
- 1 min
In the driver’s seat
On 19 March 2018, drivers of ridesharing platforms Ola and Uber from several cities in India called for an indefinite strike, affecting...
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