Economic Sustainable in The Gig Economy

The University of Oxford cites what goes on in the western world with the gig economy, platform gains -

"Despite the considerable debate concerning the gig economy, research has yet to investigate what platform workers themselves want. In part, this is due to the difficulty of undertaking traditional social surveys in this sector."

Financial support for this research came from British Academy.

Novel research design that generates a strategic non-probability sample of 510 platform workers with which to investigate workers' preferences regarding labour rights, representation and voice. Findings suggest strong support for labour rights, trade unions and co-determination. The low pay, insecurity, risk and lack of organizational voice that we find provides a rationale for these preferences."

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "Moreover, platform workers' preferences are seemingly influenced by wider inequalities, with significant differences according to gender and country of birth."

This research has been peer-reviewed.