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This week, paris marks talks with a post doctor research fellow at new york university about the gig economy in india. She says there is an over emphasis on Uber and other companies that have set their own standards for what it means to be a 'gig worker' Paris marks: It can be easy to draw a simple distinction between global north and south when we're talking about the gigeconomy. But she emphasizes that it's probably more important that we look at the local contects and how they impact how gig work actually takes place.

Paris Marx is joined by Noopur Raval to discuss India’s gig economy, the specific conditions of women who provide services through beauty and wellness apps, and how workers organize to improve their conditions.

Noopur Raval is a postdoctoral research fellow at the AI Now Institute at New York University. Follow Noopur on Twitter at @tetisheri.

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