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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Stay up to date with the latest insights on the platform economy and the future of work, by receiving Fairwork's newsletter.
Blogs
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Survival versus perspective? ‘It's not about money, but about taking responsibility’
23 Oct 2025 - Online platforms offer a quick solution for finding work and generating income in the short term. However, they often fail to provide good working conditions, sustainable careers and prospects for the future. How can this dilemma be solved?
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From Bologna to Big Tech: critical lessons about data work and AI
19 Sept 2025 - Last week, the 8th conference of the ‘International Network of Digital Labor’ took place in Bologna. This network's mission is to research and discuss aspects of work in the digital age. Martijn Arets traveled to Bologna by train to attend the conference and present his research on GigCV and data portability for platform workers, which he is conducting at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences.
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Trabajar en aplicaciones: un refugio para llegar a fin de mes
16 Sept 2025 - Ante un contexto de estancamiento en los niveles de empleo formal, donde el pluriempleo ya es parte de la realidad de los argentinos, el trabajo en plataformas es una variante que en el corto plazo será insuficiente
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: