This 11-page report considers the impact of income, work schedule, contracts, accidents and a lack of union representation and social protections on drivers who work for smart apps such as Uber.Continue Reading
Read full article in: English | Arabic Author: Mohamed Tarek A look at the causes and impact of the three-day strike action in which 3,000 Talabat food delivery drivers took part in April 2022, among them Omar. Talabat drivers have become an important conduit for the transport of food andContinue Reading
In this paper, the author considers new forms of vulnerability created or highlighted by the pandemic, suitable measures for vulnerability and the need to promote social justice in the region.Continue Reading
An informative Q&A with anthropology professor Hania Sholkamy about the social protection policies put in place for the informal labor sector in Egypt during the pandemic and the need to imagine a new social protection program that is based on inclusion and that could be a locomotive for growth.Continue Reading
Hania Sholkamy, Mahdi Al Eush, Farah Kobaissy, Ahmad Awad participate in this live webinar focused on informal workers.Continue Reading
In this opinion piece, Nehme notes that rather than introducing new problems, the pandemic simply “laid bare the structural deformities in the civilizational pattern governing our societies and our models of economic and social development.”Continue Reading