From Financial Inclusion to Financial Justice: How to Enable an Equitable Future in the Gig Economy
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From Financial Inclusion to Financial Justice: How to Enable an Equitable Future in the Gig Economy
- 90min
English Spanish
What would the future of a fair, just, and equitable financial system look like from the perspective of a delivery driver living under precarity? In what conditions can that future be enabled? What can be the roles of open payments in the future?
As the expansion of the gig platform continues, millions of workers across the world are turning to platform-based work in sectors like delivery and domestic services. Gig platforms increasingly serve as a lifeline for low-income and marginalized workers. However, the realities of the workers involved are shaped by irregular hours, income volatility, lack of benefits, and limited labor protections. Limited access to financial services that serve their needs contributes significantly to their current conditions.
In the workshop, we take the structural inequalities these workers face as a starting point for the discussion and collective re-imagining of our strategies to adapt to the changing economies under digitally mediated platforms: beyond financial inclusion, how can we take the chance of designing for a world of financial justice?
As the expansion of the gig platform continues, millions of workers across the world are turning to platform-based work in sectors like delivery and domestic services. Gig platforms increasingly serve as a lifeline for low-income and marginalized workers. However, the realities of the workers involved are shaped by irregular hours, income volatility, lack of benefits, and limited labor protections. Limited access to financial services that serve their needs contributes significantly to their current conditions.
In the workshop, we take the structural inequalities these workers face as a starting point for the discussion and collective re-imagining of our strategies to adapt to the changing economies under digitally mediated platforms: beyond financial inclusion, how can we take the chance of designing for a world of financial justice?
