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7 October 2020

Platform Economy

Beauty and the Platform Economy

In the platform economy, women in the beauty service industry are falling through the cracks exposed by the pandemic. This article explores the precarity and invisibalization of young, single migrant women workers. Platforms like Urban Company have not given them PPE kits, their gigs do not pay as much as the company claims, and they continue to pay high commission fees.

by Khawla Zainab
Bot Populi, IT For Change
COVID-19, Digital Platforms, Gig Work, Platform Economy, Working Conditions

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Khawla Zainab

IT for Change

Bot Populi

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