The financial lives of platform workers: A diaries study in Bengaluru, India
The study explores the financial lives of platform workers and finding answers to the following questions: do platform workers face volatility in their income and expenses, and how much do their earnings and expenditures vary on a day-to-day basis; how long do they work to earn as much as they would like to; whether and where they save and borrow; what strategies do they adopt to manage their money to meet their day-to-day expenses, raise lump-sums, deal with and recover from shocks; what social protection benefits do they have access to; what their financial goals are; and what barriers exist, if at all, in their pursuit of those goals.
The Need to Explore the Finances of Platform Workers
In recent months, there have been several reports on platform workers demanding greater worker rights in India.
Literature Review: Finances of Platform Workers in India
This brief reviews the literature on the finances of platform workers in India and around the world.
