Tag: labor
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The migrant workers at the Sanhe job markets have a motto: “Work for a day, party for three.” As romantic as it sounds, the reality is many would rather be… more ›
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Uber drivers are independent contractors, not employees of the ride-hailing company, the federal labor board’s general counsel said in an opinion released May 14th. https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/14/18623467/uber-driver-freelancers-employees-federal-labor-lawyer-contractor more ›
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A new t-shirt sewing robot can make as many shirts per hour as 17 factory workers » Sewing simple items of clothing is one of those repetitive, labor-intensive tasks that… more ›
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When your boss is an algorithm » The small London side street reverberates with the growl of motorbikes and the shriek of horns. more ›
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algopop: new-aesthetic: When your boss is an algorithm – FT.com It’s hard to spread the word when you don’t even know who your colleagues are. But the couriers have an… more ›
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How Uber conquered London » Every week in London, 30,000 people download Uber to their phones and order a car for the first time. The technology company, which is worth… more ›
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“Last year, [researcher Alex Rosenblat] spent 10 months monitoring online forums of Uber drivers in the US. After collating the views of thousands of drivers, studying their experiences of surges,… more ›