
Liya Palagashvili - What Is The State Of The Gig Economy?
The Curious Task
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Is There Any Data on the Globalization of the Workforce?
The gig economy is providing an important avenue for work for those who previously had a criminal record. A new study done by the IRS found that workers who had contact with the criminal justice system, were more likely to go into gig work than traditional employment. These platforms are really revolutionized kind of globalization in this sense right because I could be a graphic designer on one of these platforms like Upwork or Fiverr and I have clients from across the world as well so it's not just us based companies that are demanding your services or your labor.
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