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The article focuses on the rapid expansion of India's gig economy and its paradoxical role in formalizing a historically unregulated and chaotic labor market. Topics include the harsh working conditions and low pay dictated by algorithms, academic research framing gig work as a transitional step tow...

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Publicado en:Economist Vol. 458; no. 9485; pp. 46 - 48
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Economist Newspaper Limited 2/7/2026
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Sumario:The article focuses on the rapid expansion of India's gig economy and its paradoxical role in formalizing a historically unregulated and chaotic labor market. Topics include the harsh working conditions and low pay dictated by algorithms, academic research framing gig work as a transitional step toward formal employment, and recent legislative efforts to provide delivery drivers with legal protections and social security.