The Gig Is Up
The Gig Is Up
The Gig Is Up
The Gig Is Up
The Gig Is Up
The Gig Is Up
The Gig Is Up

The Gig Is Up

Origin
France, Canada
Original name
Travail à la demande
Movie genre
Entry
CZK 65–130
Venue's website
Length
88 min
Director
Shannon Walsh
Release
2021
Takes place during

The expansion of the internet at the start of the millennium gave rise to a “gig economy”. Its global value today is about USD 5 trillion and it is estimated that more than 500 million people will be participating in it by 2025. While platforms such as Uber, Amazon and Deliveroo are getting richer, their workers often just scrape by. There are no laws protecting them as in the case of standard employees and so they live in permanent uncertainty, exposed to the whims of customers, under the constant supervision of apps, and invisible to most people. Canadian director Shannon Walsh has given them a voice in her documentary, using their stories to reveal the real cost of gig-based work.

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