THE GIG IS UP

CPH: DOX 2021 | DOC NYC 2021 Labor • Economics • Poverty • The Wealth Gap • Technology • Global Studies • Global Economy  Date of Completion: 2021 | Run Time: 88 minutes​​ | Language: English, Mandarin & French with English & French subtitles | Captions: Yes | Includes: Transcript | Director: Shannon Walsh | Producer: Ina Fichman From delivering food and driving ride shares to tagging images for AI, millions of people around the world are finding work task by task online. The gig economy is worth over 5 trillion USD globally, and growing. And yet the stories of the workers behind this tech revolution have gone largely neglected. Who are the people in this shadow workforce? THE GIG IS UP brings their stories into the light. Lured by the promise of flexible work hours, independence, and control over time and money, workers from around the world have found a very different reality. Work conditions are often dangerous, pay often changes without notice, and workers can effectively b