Various on-demand platforms have gained currency in recent years as part of gig economy. App-based work or gig work is reshaping the relationship between service providers and customers. Gig economy platforms have also been criticized for forcing individuals into precarious work. In this session, we talk about platformization of work and the challenges faced by gig workers in India with Dr. Noopur Raval. A host of interesting questions from the live audience make the session an unmissable one.    

Guest Profile: Noopur Raval is a postdoctoral researcher at the AI Now Institute at New York University. She is interested in understanding how emerging technologies reshape life and laboring conditions globally with a special focus on gig economy platforms. She is also interested in  studying and divining equitably AI futures globally.

Hosts: Prabhat Mishra & Mandira Narain