Teenagers' share in India's gig sector grows 8 times in last 4 yrs: Report

Around 40% of the gig workers now come from the age group of 16 to 23, says a study by Taskmo, an on-demand staffing platform

The participation of youth in the gig economy has increased eight times in the last four years, as employers have preferred hiring “energetic and non-demanding young workers” during the pandemic years, said a report. 

Taskmo, an on-demand staffing platform that offers staffing services to companies like Amazon, Zomato, Byju’s, SBI, Ola, and Uber, has released a research report on gig sector jobs. Around 40 per cent of the gig workers now come from the age group of 16 to 23, the study found. 

A majority of the new young gig workers came from Tier-1 cities like Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai,