WASHINGTON, DC — Even though immigrants are at the heart of the gig economy, which has witnessed a meteoric rise over the last decade or so, governments have largely overlooked key immigration-related considerations while racing to develop policy for the sector.
A Migration Policy Institute (MPI) policy brief out today examines government responses around the globe to the rise of the gig economy and migrant participation within it, and how gig economy labor policies and migration policies could be adjusted to benefit migrants, receiving communities and labor markets.