Crowdwork changes how people work and are paid, and it challenges traditional employee– employer relationships• Crowdwork is generally done online, ranging from microtasks such as categorizing images to high-level work requiring advanced skills.• The online freelance market is large, global, and virtually unregulated.• Crowdworkers seldom receive worker protections or benefits of traditional employees.• “Scrutiny of the platform economy has catalyzed a broader debate over the future of work.”
