Platform labour represents a modern digital colonialism, exploiting South Asian gig workers through relentless algorithmic management systems.

Bangladesh's gig economy, such as ride-sharing, food delivery, courier services, has mushroomed in the last decade.

Fairwork and DataSense has published the annual Fairwork Bangladesh Ratings Report to understand the working conditions of platform-based gig workers in Bangladesh.

The majority of workers in Bangladesh’s gig economy do not receive fair pay, benefits or even a contract from online platforms, revealing the awful situation in ensuring the rights of those workers, according to a recent study.