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      Report
      Technology 31 May 2019

      New Opportunities in the Platform Economy : On-Ramps to Formalization in the Global South

      The JustJobs Network team has collaborated with the Future of Work in the Global South, to examine the platform economy workers in the global South. The findings and recommendations of this paper aim to improve policymakers’ access to data on platform economy work and, second, on using that information to design integrated systems of taxation and social protection and develop appropriate legal definitions of platform services and workers.

      by Gregory Randolph et al.
      Report
      17 May 2019

      The Fox and the Hedgehog: Digital Platforms and Livelihood Diversification in Thailand

      Thailand has witnessed a rise in the platform economy and it has produced workers who are multifunctional and shift between jobs, occupations and sectors with relative ease.

      Report
      Labour Markets and Measurement 31 January 2019

      The Evolving Discourse on Job Quality From Normative Frameworks to Measurement Indicators: The Indian Example

      This paper highlights the evolving discourse of job quality and how it fits the Indian context.

      by Sabina Dewan, Divya Prakash
      Brief
      Technology 15 December 2018

      Wired for Work: Exploring the Nexus of Technology & Jobs

      This paper is part of the Growth and Reducing Inequality Working Paper Series which is an effort to gather and disseminate a diverse range of perspectives and research on trends, drivers and policy responses relevant to developing country efforts to boost growth and reduce inequality.

      by Sabina Dewan
      Perspective
      Labour Markets and Measurement 14 December 2018

      More than formalising informal jobs, we need to create productive ones

      India’s labour markets are as multifaceted as the nation itself. But the tidy binary between informality and formality posits informality as always bad with poor quality work and lack of skill with low productivity and wages

      by Sabina Dewan, Partha Mukhopadhyay
      Film
      Migration 9 December 2018

      Small City Dreaming: A Story of Hope, Risk and Youth in Small Cities in India and Indonesia.

      Small City Dreaming: A story of hope, risk and youth in small cities in India and Indonesia. This documentary film is produced based on a joint research by JJN and CPR and directed by Amit Mahanti, a celebrated Indian filmmaker.

      Report
      Migration 3 December 2018

      Semarang: The Front Lines of Indonesia’s Employment, Migration and Urban Challenges

      This report emphasises local economic development in Indonesia’s smaller urban centres like Kabupaten Semarang, Java and offers policy recommendations for growth.

      by Gregory Randolph, Holi Bina Wijaya
      Film
      29 November 2018

      Hope Above All: Stories of Survival of the Working Class

      First hand testimonies of the work, struggles and toil in the fishing industry.

      Perspective
      Migration 28 November 2018

      Migration for Decent Sunset Years – Closing Labor Gaps in German Elder Care

      The blog written by Tanja Matheis, Project Manager of JJN, explores how an efficient migrant workers' program can provide decent jobs for nurses while improving the lives of the elderly in Germany.

      by Tanja Matheis
      Report
      Migration 3 November 2018

      Kupang: The Front Lines of Indonesia’s Employment, Migration and Urban Challenges

      This report highlights the evolving urbanisation trends in Indonesia, the demographic challenges the country faces, and the importance of addressing employment and economic development in small and medium-sized cities like Kupang.

      by Gregory Randolph, Pantoro Tri Kuswardono