A Plea for the Need to Investigate the Health Effects of Gig-Economy

Frontiers in Public Health

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Anna Freni-Sterrantino¹  Vincenzo Salerno¹ 

[1] Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom

关键词: gig-economy;    biomarkers;    unstable jobs;    stress;    biological age;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2021.638767

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

The gig economy is a rising phenomenon globally, where gig workers present “alternative workarrangements” (1) for pieces of jobs (“gigs”) or more generally short-term contract, which aremainly agreed upon via digital platforms (2) for different services, including food delivery ortransportation. The gig job is a platform-based evolution of the “piece paid” job of the “80’s,likewise transferring employers” economic risk-taking and responsibilities to individuals withouta real reciprocal potential for gains in the form of increased pay or job security. Although thereare generally empowering aspects of self-employment, including freedom of choosing gigs, the gigworkers typically have little or no say on how much work is available. Under this kind of contracts,the work organization results in job instability, a risk of poor job quality and often low salaries (3).For these reasons, gig-workers represent a vulnerable population that is likely to be most exposedto stress.

【 授权许可】

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