Yet there is evidence that all is not rosy for workers on digital labour platforms, especially in advanced economies. Pay is often poor compared to traditional work; working patterns can be precarious, offering few protections should a worker get sick. The platforms themselves can make unilateral changes about how they operate and what they pay. Many companies maintain internal scores about workers on their platforms, which might affect what jobs they are offered. And equally, unions or other collective arrangements are uncommon among the independent workers on gig platforms
And there is the kicker
