"There is no future in it": Pandemic and ride‐hailing hustle in Africa.
This article examines the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on ride‐hailing drivers in Africa. It argues that, although ride‐hailing offers paid work to some African workers, the commodified and informalized nature of this work results in poor job quality, the effects of which were greatly amplified d...
| Publicado en: | International Labour Review Vol. 162; no. 1; pp. 23 - 45 |
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