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The gig economy: How can we make it fairer?

people are working to make the gig economy fairer, for people like this delivery rider here

"We realise we have to take care of the planet and people if we want to be here longer," - De Francisco Image: UNSPLASH/Surya Prasad

Kim Harrisberg
Water Rights Correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation
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The gig economy has grown exponentially in recent years. Image: Business News Daily

people harvest their own food at the Ciudadela Siembraviva at Santa Elena, Colombia, March 12, 2021.
People harvest their own food at the Ciudadela Siembraviva at Santa Elena. Image: SiembraViva
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shown here is Koiki worker sorting through parcels at the Madrid centre in Spain. February 2021.
Bigger corporates have also used their capital to fund ethical gig platforms. Image: Handout courtesy of Koiki

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