‘There is no future in it’: pandemic and ride-hailing hustle in Africa
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2023
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| author | Mohammad Amir Anwar (Author) Jack Ong’Iro Odeo (Author) Elly Otieno (Author) |
| author_facet | Mohammad Amir Anwar (Author) Jack Ong’Iro Odeo (Author) Elly Otieno (Author) Mohammad Amir Anwar (Author) Jack Ong’Iro Odeo (Author) Elly Otieno (Author) |
| contents | ‘There is no future in it’: pandemic and ride-hailing hustle in Africa Mohammad Amir Anwar (Author) Jack Ong’Iro Odeo (Author) Elly Otieno (Author) This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ride-hailing drivers in Africa. It argues that though ride-hailing offers paid-work to some African workers, the commodified and informalised nature of this work results in poor job quality. The effects of which are greatly amplified during the pandemic. Drawing on a mixed methods approach: in-depth interviews with ride-hailing drivers in Nairobi and digital ethnography, it also provides a narrative of ‘hustle’ to outline strategies of resilience, reworking, and resistance among informal workers. It concludes by highlighting the need for adequate regulatory frameworks and on-the-ground solidarity networks to ensure decent working conditions and to push back against precarity in the gig economy. 10.1111/ilr.12364 DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12364 publication.journalArticle |
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| institution | Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT) |
| publishDate | 2023 |
| publisher | International Labour Organization |
| spellingShingle | ‘There is no future in it’: pandemic and ride-hailing hustle in Africa Mohammad Amir Anwar (Author) Jack Ong’Iro Odeo (Author) Elly Otieno (Author) ‘There is no future in it’: pandemic and ride-hailing hustle in Africa Mohammad Amir Anwar (Author) Jack Ong’Iro Odeo (Author) Elly Otieno (Author) This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ride-hailing drivers in Africa. It argues that though ride-hailing offers paid-work to some African workers, the commodified and informalised nature of this work results in poor job quality. The effects of which are greatly amplified during the pandemic. Drawing on a mixed methods approach: in-depth interviews with ride-hailing drivers in Nairobi and digital ethnography, it also provides a narrative of ‘hustle’ to outline strategies of resilience, reworking, and resistance among informal workers. It concludes by highlighting the need for adequate regulatory frameworks and on-the-ground solidarity networks to ensure decent working conditions and to push back against precarity in the gig economy. 10.1111/ilr.12364 DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12364 publication.journalArticle |
| title | ‘There is no future in it’: pandemic and ride-hailing hustle in Africa |
| url | https://researchrepository.ilo.org/esploro/outputs/journalArticle/There-is-no-future-in-it/995319243802676 |