Harnessing the power of gig workers


WORK flexibility and independence are the main driving forces that keep Johan (not his real name), 37, going as a full-time private car, or e-hailing, driver, despite the income fluctuations, over the past eight years.

An engineer by training, Johan left his previous job in an electronics factory around 2015 to jump on the bandwagon to take advantage of the then-lucrative incentives offered by an e-hailing platform company to attract drivers.

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