Once jobs were clearcut relationships between employer and employee, but in the gig economy labour laws often fall short

Only half of digital labour platforms could give evidence that workers were paid at or above the minimum wage, a new report shows

Better laws can stop companies such as Uber from riding roughshod over people who do work for them but are denied employment benefits

Whether in Paris, Kuala Lumpur or California, gig economy workers fear they can no longer survive on meagre earnings from jobs that leave them increasingly vulnerable.