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            • gig economy
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            • A way of working that is based on people having temporary jobs or doing separate pieces of work, each paid separately, rather than working for an employer. Cambridge Dictionary
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            • Gig economy workers were 50 per cent more likely to report feelings of helplessness, and almost 40 per cent more likely to report feelings of little control. If anything, then, gig economy workers were more likely to report powerlessness than other working respondents. - The Conversation by
            • It also found that ‘liquid’ workers, such as gig economy workers and the self-employed, face greater barriers to financial inclusion compared to traditional workers. They are less likely to hold financial products and are almost twice as likely (28%) to be turned down for financial products due to their employment history than traditional employees (15%). - FinExtra by
            • What would happen if low-wage workers came together to cut out the middleman and build their own platforms? This isn’t just a thought experiment. Worker-owned apps are already providing real alternatives to dismal working conditions in the global gig economy. - Vice by
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            • kluseconomie
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            • Nederlandse term voor het uit Amerika overgewaaide begrip 'gig economy'. Bepaald werk wordt opgeknipt in losse, per stuk betaalde klussen. De financi - by Erik van Vliet
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            • De klik- en kluseconomie groeit snel. Een groot deel blijft in duister gehuld. Online platformen als Mechanical Turk van Amazon en het Duitse Clickwork.com zijn bij het grote publiek onbekend. Internetgiganten als Microsoft en Google plaatsen op deze platforms leertaken voor hun algoritmes. Miljoenen klikwerkers verdienen een grijpstuiver met het aanklikken van fotootjes of het beoordelen van filmpjes om kunstmatige intelligentie nóg slimmer te maken. De taken kunnen soms bizarre vormen aannemen. Het verdient een paar cent per klik maar je kan het thuis doen. Dus stelt het veel mensen in staat om met dit online platformwerk toch een habbekrats bij elkaar te klikken. - VPRO by Erik van Vliet
            • Meer nieuwe ondernemers actief in de kluseconomie - Duurzaamnieuws by Erik van Vliet
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    • Albanian
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            • ekonomia e punës me hope
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            • Punë me hope - Gjallërim i kohëpaskohshëm i një pune, zhvillim me ngritje e me rënie, me ndalesa e me ndërprerje, përparim jo i njëtrajtshëm në një punë a veprimtari. fjale.al - by Denis Haska
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            • Në këtë kuptim, në qoftë se kjo punë do të vazhdojë gjatë e gjithë puna dhe mundi i emigrantëve do të shkojnë kot”, ishin fjalët pak më parë në sheshin Omonia të Astrit Korpës nga Skrapari, që në moshë të kaluar dhe me punë me hope, siç na tha, mendon edhe vetë kthimin. - DW by Denis Haska
            • Shumica këtë profesion e kanë si punë të disatë dhe në shumë raste ata kanë vite që nuk e ushtrojnë profesionin, ose kthehen tek kjo punë me hope. - shekulli by Denis Haska
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