The Gig Is Up background
The Gig Is Up poster

The Gig Is Up

A very human tech doc, uncovers the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of workers from around the world for companies including Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo. From delivering food and driving ride shares to tagging images for AI, millions of people around the world are finding work task by task online. The gig economy is worth over 5 trillion USD globally, and growing. And yet the stories of the workers behind this tech revolution have gone largely neglected. Who are the people in this shadow workforce? It brings their stories into the light. Lured by the promise of flexible work hours, independence, and control over time and money, workers from around the world have found a very different reality. Work conditions are often dangerous, pay often changes without notice, and workers can effectively be fired through deactivation or a bad rating. Through an engaging global cast of characters, it reveals how the magic of technology we are being sold might not be magic at all.A very human tech doc, uncovers the real costs of the platform economy through the lives of workers from around the world for companies including Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo. From delivering food and driving ride shares to tagg... Read more

Starring

It's a documentary movie, and has a rating of 6.8 out of 10 from Imdb which is usually fine for this kind of movie.

Watch it here

Not found streaming from Italy.

More like this

Laurent Garnier: Off the Record
Laurent Garnier: Off the Record (2021)
7.3Documentary 

Google Play +2
The Velvet Underground
The Velvet Underground (2021)
7.3Biography 

Apple TV+
What Drives Us
What Drives Us (2021)
7.3Documentary 

Amazon Prime
The Jesus Music
The Jesus Music (2021)
7.3Documentary 

Chili
The Real Charlie Chaplin
The Real Charlie Chaplin (2021)
7.3Biography 

Rakuten +1
Killing the Shepherd
Killing the Shepherd (2021)
7.3Documentary 

Curiositystrea
Where Are You, Jay Bennett?
Where Are You, Jay Bennett? (2021)
7.3Documentary 

Flixfling +1
America Boxed In
America Boxed In (2021)
7.3Documentary 

Flixfling +1
Return to Space
Return to Space (2022)
7.3Documentary 

Netflix
The Disruptors
The Disruptors (2022)
7.3Documentary 

Apple TV+ (itu
An error has occurred. This application may no longer respond until reloaded. Reload 🗙