Gigpedia provides an overview of available information about the global platform economy. You will find information about existing legislation, court cases and ratings of labour standards for specific platforms. The data at Gigpedia was collected by leading research organisations in the field, including WageIndicator, Fairwork and Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest. This includes Platform Labour Ratings, Platform Case Studies, Repository of Court Cases and Platform Economy News.
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WAGEINDICATOR: LEGAL LANDSCAPE
How is platform work regulated around the world? WageIndicator collects information about the legal protections of platform workers in different countries. For example, check out which countries offer basic rights to platform workers.
FAIRWORK: PLATFORM RATINGS
Fairwork rates the working conditions of digital labour platforms based on five principles of platform work. These principles emerged from meetings with platforms, workers, trade unions, regulators, and academics and are regularly updated. Fairwork is currently active in 38 countries.
Check out the country rankings and platform scores on the Fairwork website
The Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest tracks labour unrest in platform work on a global basis. Our database and online interactive map sifts data from news reports and other online sources. Since January 2017, we have identified almost 2,000 individual protest actions by platform workers from across the globe
See what has been happening in your neighbourhood – or on other continents
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Blogs
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App-Based Workers in Mexico: Labour Reform, Costs, and Rights
27 Nov 2025 - App-based workers in Mexico are facing new changes as a result of labour reforms. While the law aims to grant them greater rights, it has also brought to light a widespread issue: the work-related costs that these workers must cover themselves
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Beyond the Business Model: Why Pay Floors for Gig Workers Demand Awareness
26 Nov 2025 - In our webinar, ‘Living, Not Surviving’, we explored how minimum pay standards for self-employed platform workers could be calculated and implemented, and why companies, workers, and clients all play a role.
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The price of our free AI tools: workers without rights or visibility
21 Nov 2025 - Those who think generative AI works all by itself are mistaken. Behind the chatbots and image generators are over 150 million people who keep AI systems running, in often poor conditions. Students of the Smart Media Production Associate Degree recently heard experts' experiences on the subject at FLOOR AUAS. They also heard testimonies from data workers.
Our Podcasts
Learn more about the platform economy by listening to WageIndicator and Fairwork podcasts:
- California signed a bill to give Uber and Lyft drivers the right to unionise
- Uber introduces Women Drivers feature in South Africa
- Uber, DiDi, and Cabify drivers prepare for a national strike in Argentina
- Italy, Just Eat riders on strike to call for greater job security
- Landmark Fair Work Case for Uber Driver in Australia
COURT CASES IN THE GLOBAL WORLD OF PLATFORMS
Over the last years, there has been a large number of court cases involving digital labour platforms. We have created a global database of existing court cases concerning platform workers' rights and employment status.
View the Court Cases database.
Events
Stay updated on the events we organize to shed light on the most important issues of the gig economy:
Good PRACTICES
Here you will find additional information and case studies on the platform economy collected by WageIndicator: