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Has the gig economy helped or worsened conditions for domestic workers, who are disproportionately women?Domestic workers lack some of the legal protections that other workers have. Given the legal status of gig workers as self-employed contractors, does this give them more flexibility or just even fewer employment rights? I am joined by Dr Natalie Sedacca, soon to be Assistant Professor in Employment Law at Durham University.9.15: Protections for domestic workers16.28: Why the gig economy is much less flexible for these workers than other kinds of work21.30: How some workers have tried to organise



