We are happy to announce that PPMI has successfully completed a study on new forms of work and platform work in Central Asia!
This study, commissioned by the European Training Foundation (ETF), explored the changing patterns of online freelancing and platform work and their implications for education, training and employment policies in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Through a mix of qualitative and quantitative methods, including desk research, interviews, focus groups, and automated data collection from online labour platforms, the following results were achieved:
- The analysis highlighted the importance of online freelancing and platform work within the region's labour market and analysed the prevalence of online and on-location platform work, platforms' organisational models, working conditions, occupational and demographic profiles of online and platform workers, as well as opportunities for skills development in these new forms of employment.
- By conducting a SWOT analysis, the study examined the opportunities and challenges posed by the emergence of new forms of employment. It provided policy recommendations with a view to quality job creation, inclusiveness and the acquisition and use of skills. Particular attention was paid to the needs of women and young people, especially as regards their transition from school to work and between jobs.
Over the past five years, PPMI has conducted similar studies in the Western Balkans, Eastern Partnership (EaP) countries and Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) countries. With the completion of this study, PPMI once again proves itself as a trusted provider of evidence on platform work in the EU and its Eastern and Southern neighbours, contributing to joined efforts in creating a prosperous and equitable future of work.
