Workers in the Global Gig Economy“Gigs” – short-term contracts mediated by digital platform businesses – are increasing, and have the potential to transform the future of work in Canada and globally. This project assesses the state of knowledge about Canadian workers in the gig economy. The final report highlights research findings and knowledge gaps around workers’ experiences of the gig economy and suggests frameworks for approaching gig worker vulnerabilities.
Read our commentary in Globalization and Health. Read report highlights here. Project Team: Denise Gastaldo, PhD Principal Investigator Associate Professor, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Director, Centre for Critical Qualitative Health Research Co-Director, Global Migration and Health Initiative Uttam Bajwa, PhD Research Associate, Dalla Lana School of Public Health Fellow, The Johns Hopkins Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health, and the Study of Business Enterprise Fellow, Global Migration and Health Initiative Erica Di Ruggiero, PhD Director, Office of Global Public Health Education and Training Director, Collaborative Specialization in Global Health Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health Lilian Knorr, PhD Ethnographer, Royal Bank of Canada Advisory Committee: Sunil Johal, Policy Director at Mowat Centre Ellen MacEachen, Associate Professor at University of Waterloo Elizabeth Mulholland, CEO of Prosper Canada Debbie Laliberte Rudman, Professor at Western University Special thanks to: Alia Januwalia, Adam Zendel, Marium Jamil This research was supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. The research was also supported with in-kind contributions from the University of Toronto Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing and the Dalla Lana School of Public Health. Report Media Coverage: Toronto Star Tyee News Dalla Lana School of Public Health |
Cite as:
Bajwa, U., Knorr, L., Di Ruggiero, E., Gastaldo, D., & Zendel, A. (2018). Towards an understanding of workers’ experiences in the global gig economy. Toronto. Retrieved from: https://www.glomhi.org/gigs |