Working conditions, geography and gender in global crowdwork

Janine Berg and Uma Rani

Chapter 4 in Work and Labour Relations in Global Platform Capitalism, 2021, pp 93-110 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This paper reports the findings from an ILO survey of nearly 3,200 workers located throughout the world, working on five micro-task platforms. The survey reveals that while there are important similarities for workers across the world, there are also important differences depending on whether the worker is based in the Global North or Global South, as well as the sex of the worker. Overall, we find that the majority of workers make relatively low earnings from the platforms, as a result of an absence of regulation of the platforms, an oversupply of labour which drives payments down. These problems are compounded for workers in the Global South as a result of an explicit filtering of less desirable tasks, as well as differences in time zones, which result in asocial hours of work.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Politics and Public Policy Sociology and Social Policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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