The Gig is Up
The Gig is Up
The Gig Is Up
Episode 3: The Gig Upgrade
32 minutes Posted Nov 30, 2019 at 12:00 am.
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Young people in Africa were told that they were destined for office jobs and full-time salaries. But the economy doesn't have enough of those jobs to go around. Instead, the jobs people are getting—and sometimes preferring—are different kinds of gig work, i.e., an Uber/Lyft driver. Gig work is often easier to get, offers more flexible hours and locations, and lets you log in and out with the tap of an app. But what are the dangers of this new future of work, i.e., without benefits or job protections? Is it a race to the bottom for the lowest-income workers?
Host: Damian S Milverton
Voices you hear in this episode:
Anne Gachoka, BFA Associate
Miriam Wambui, HR Consultant
Wangechi Kinuthia, student
Georgia Wandia, student
Maryanne Wangare Muthoni, student
David Porteous, BFA Founder and Chair
Nzisa Waki, Lynk Pro, Massage Therapist
Jonathan Otieka Were, Lynk Pro, tiler, floor installer, and sander
Johannes Degn, Lynk Cofounder
Daniel Kivuti Gichoni, Ubereats delivery person
Olga Morawczynski, Mastercard Foundation Program Manager
Jane del Sur, FIBR Deputy Director