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Fairwork Egypt Ratings 2021: Rating Fairness in the Platform Economy
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The Fairwork Egypt Ratings 2021 report evaluates the working conditions of seven digital labor platforms – FilKhedma, Mrsool, Orcas, Swvl, Talabat, Mongez and Uber - against five principles of fairness—fair pay, fair conditions, fair contracts, fair management, and fair representation.
Egypt’s local start-up scene has boomed and diversified to include new digital labor platforms in different sectors such as transportation, education, domestic services and delivery services. In a country dominated by informality, digital labor platforms present unique and flexible opportunities for workers to earn an income in Egypt. However, workers on these platforms often lack fundamental rights and protections. We hope that the findings in this report will help all the relevant stakeholders work collaboratively to ensure fairer standards, inclusion and sustainability in Egypt’s platform economy.
Report authors Nagla Rizk, Nagham ElHoussamy, Matthew Cole, and Mark Graham will give a brief presentation with key findings. This will be followed by a discussion with guest panelists: Dr. Ahmed Kamaly, Salma Hussein and Amal Mowafy. There will also be an open Q&A session for all attendees.
Speakers:
- Matthew Cole, postdoctoral researcher on the Fairwork project at the Oxford Internet Institute
- Nagham ElHoussamy, associate director for research, Middle East and Africa, Access to Knowledge for Development Center, AUC School of Business
- Salma Hussein, regional research manager at Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) MENA
- Ahmed Kamaly, deputy minister at the Egyptian Ministry of Planning and Economic Development
- Amal Mowafy, chief of party, USAID Scholars Activity at the American University in Cairo (AUC), and former senior technical advisor at the International Labor Organization (ILO)
- Nagla Rizk, professor of economics and founding director, Access to Knowledge for Development Center, AUC School of Business