How India’s gig economy is shaping the future of work
On-demand employment or the gig economy includes all the platforms that provide independent workers contractual or freelance work. Presently, there are 15 million gig workers …
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A Collaborative Summer at KarmaLife
This summer, the Ashoka Consulting Club, the official Consulting Club from Ashoka University, worked with KarmaLife AI on an eight week long live engagement. This engagement …
Stories of Grit: Women in India’s Booming Gig Economy
In recent years, Female Labour Force Participation (FLPR) has plummeted in India. At 24.5%, it is currently well below the global average of 45%, and is the ninth lowest in the …
Digital lenders must help the vulnerable access productive credit
The effects of the second wave of COVID-19 on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are widely anticipated to be more harmful than those of the first wave. The government has …
Meet KarmaLife, bringing financial services to gig workers in India
Digital platforms in India will employ 15 million people by 2021. While these gig-workers are not formally employed by the platforms, they can earn regularly and their earnings can …
Salary advances are helping gig workers in India make essential purchases during COVID-19
While some have worried that salary advances could undermine financial health, our research has found that they can help vulnerable families better match their income streams …