Future of Work

The gig economy is changing the way we work. Now regulation must catch up

Manila, PhilippinesSheila Ortencio, an online contractor, takes care of her sleeping daughter as she works on her computer inside a bedroom of their house in Lipa city, south of Manila October 5, 2012. Not far from the world of regimented cubicles and headset-toting call centre operators, a quiet revolution is stirring in its slippers. While it's early days, proponents of so-called commercial crowdsourcing contend that a swelling army of global freelancers is already disrupting traditional outsourcing - from preparing tax statements to conducting research on pediatricians. Picture taken October 5, 2012. To match story ASIA-FREELANCE/ REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco

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Saadia Zahidi
Managing Director, World Economic Forum
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