Kenya’s ride-hailing drivers say their jobs offer dignity despite the challenges: Many argue that gig work involves exploitation, as research and media coverage have highlighted. But that doesn’t seem to deter ride hailing drivers on platforms like Uber and Bolt. In Kenya, in fact, many new drivers continued to join platforms even as fares were …
Blaming poor labour conditions in Ghana’s transport sector on ride-hailing companies misses the deeper issues: Ride hailing companies have found success in the transport sector in Ghana. G.KBediako/Wikimedia Commons Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have become ubiquitous in many parts of the world over the past decade. Criticism of their business model has also …
Ride-hailing in Lagos: algorithmic impacts and driver resistance: A driver checking the Uber App. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images In July 2014, the ride-hailing app Uber emerged in Lagos, offering the public improved mobility through technology. Uber, at the time, was valued at US$ 18 billion and had launched in 205 cities. Its competitor, Bolt, …
Gig economy: ride-hailing and takeaway app firms may not survive the cost of living crisis: Writing on the wall? MikeDotta They rose to great heights but have been falling back hard. The share prices of companies in the so-called gig economy have been performing abysmally, even compared to the woes of stock markets in general. …