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CBC: What you need to know about the future of the gig economy

The CBC has highlighted RIWI data in What you need to know about the future of the gig economy — whether you’re in it now or not. The article is based on previous RIWI research (the future of online-enabled ‘gig’ work) and features our Head of Global Research, Danielle Goldfarb.

“To complement existing economic measures and provide more comprehensive real-time tracking of online-enabled work, RIWI has developed a new global indicator based on sampling the broadest possible segment of the internet-using population, including immigrants and young people who are often missed by traditional surveying methods and who are some of the most active participants in this type of work.”

Read the full article here.

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