@article{Anwar_M-2022_207309,
title = {‘There is No Future in it’: Pandemic and ride hailing hustle in Africa},
author = {Anwar, M. and Odeo, J. and Otieno, E.},
month = {apr},
year = {2022},
abstract = {This article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on ride-hailing drivers in Africa. It argues that though ride-hailing offers paid-work to some African workers, the commodified and informalised nature of this work results in poor job quality. The effects of which are greatly amplified during the pandemic. Drawing on a mixed methods approach: in-depth interviews with ride-hailing drivers in Nairobi and digital ethnography, it also provides a narrative of 'hustle' to outline strategies of resilience, reworking, and resistance among informal workers. It concludes by highlighting the need for adequate regulatory frameworks and on-the-ground solidarity networks to ensure decent working conditions and to push back against precarity in the gig economy.},
pages = {23-44},
volume = {162},
issue = {1},
journal = {International Labour Review},
publisher = {Wiley},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1111/ilr.12364},
}
