What Are Some of the Takeaways From the Field?

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i wonder what were some of the major takeaways or things that you noticed while doing this work, and about these workers in particular. At the start, i really found our workers were enjoying it. And after the first kind of six months or so in the field, i've really had in my head a, hang on, this work isn't as bad as ever one makes it out to be. But just as i had this thought, honestly, i was thinking this just as my friend mannye, almost got backed into by a truck,. That's when i cand have made this realization, woll yeit's great and flexible and what not, but you could die. You

Paris Marx is joined by Tyler Riordan to discuss the state of the gig economy in Australia, the ongoing efforts to improve their conditions, and Tyler’s research on migrant food couriers in Brisbane.

Tyler Riordan is a PhD candidate in hospitality and anthropology at the University of Queensland. Follow Tyler on Twitter at @tyler_riordan.

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Also mentioned in this episode:

The deaths of gig economy workers have become a major focus on governments and the media over the past year
Australia’s federal government has an ongoing Senate committee on gig work
Uber settled a case in December 2020 to avoid a ruling on employment status, but another test case has been filed in Federal Court
Foodora pulled out of Australia in 2018
Menulog announced it was making some workers employees earlier this year

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