In Bangladesh, 82% of workers reported that they were not required to pay any fee to onboard onto platforms.
Across sectors, 90% of platform workers reported that they did not receive contracts, while some out of those who did receive a contract reported violations to the terms - majorly around wages and benefits.
Approximately 70% reported no monitoring guidelines to keep accounts active on the platform applications. On the other hand, more than 50% reported their performance being evaluated based on customer ratings.
Algorithmic monitoring impacts earning capacity. 57% reported gig allocation and 31% reported earnings being impacted as a result of these ratings.