Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/263090 
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Year of Publication: 
2021
Series/Report no.: 
ILO Working Paper No. 24
Publisher: 
International Labour Organization (ILO), Geneva
Abstract: 
Digital labour platforms have been proliferating in China since 2005, making China one of the world's largest platforms economies. This paper summarizes the results of an ILO survey, conducted in 2019, of workers' characteristics and working conditions on three major digital labour platforms. Using the survey data generated, it provides first-hand information on worker demographics, motivations, and experiences. This paper also compares the findings between the Chinese platforms and dominant Western platforms, the object of previous ILO studies. The paper concludes with a discussion about the need for institutional reforms and suggests some possible avenues for implementing policies to improve working conditions.
Subjects: 
self employment
non-standard forms of employment
digital labour
telework
work at home
information and communication technologies
ISBN: 
978-92-2-034135-3
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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