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Unstable platforms: How the ‘gig economy’ is pushing workers off the edge

Platform workers often fall into debt either as a result of working or in the process of getting into the industry. Dr. Cheryl Ruth Soriano noted that in many cases, workers took out loans to use as initial capital, usually to purchase motorcycles, fuel, shoulder maintenance costs, and so on.

Ni YANI ELA Bulatlat.com Nakakabingi ang ingay ng mga nag-uumpugang granahe. Pasikot-sikot, paikot-ikot sa taenga. Walang katapusang pumipiga ng pawis, tubo at gutom. Langitngit ng mga nagtatangisang makina. Sa pananahi, pamutol ng lata, panghakot ng semento’t graba. Pangmolde ng plastic at pamutol ng mga bakal. Lahat mula sa iyong bisig-paggawa. Tahimik na nakamasid, ngunit pawisan…