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Author: Cheryl May

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Microtasking reports
March 12, 2020

Microtasking reports

Need an offline format? Microtasking reports are the website content in a downloadable, printable document format (PDF). The links open in your browser and the […]

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Microtasking project toolkit
March 2, 2020

Microtasking project toolkit

Foresight can improve the resilience of program design and creates readiness for the future.

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Microwork futures: strategic perspectives
February 24, 2020

Microwork futures: strategic perspectives

Strategic perspectives are ways to think about the future. They are the final output of the foresight method used for this project.

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Phase 4: Implications of microwork futures
January 30, 2020

Phase 4: Implications of microwork futures

In response to the microwork scenarios developed in the first workshop, we applied “What if?” questions.

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Phase 3: What’s driving microwork
November 30, 2019

Phase 3: What’s driving microwork

The research team identified what’s driving microwork by analyzing the signals and developing a set of 12 trends. Next, we identified the six change drivers.

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TWIG’s microwork reading list
November 21, 2019

TWIG’s microwork reading list

Getting apples-to-apples data about worker demographics is challenging. Here are the team’s top 12 resources.

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Why look into microwork in Toronto?
October 26, 2019

Why look into microwork in Toronto?

It is crucial to understand fast-growing sectors to support future job seekers. That means keeping an eye on technology.

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Phase 2: Microwork trends to consider
October 22, 2019

Phase 2: Microwork trends to consider

Everyone notices trends in the world around them. Spring 2019’s fashion colour was yellow. Meat-free options are on the rise. Part-time work is growing. Sometimes […]

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Phase 1: Microtasking signals sprint
October 6, 2019

Phase 1: Microtasking signals sprint

U of T students ran a microtasking signals sprint. They collectively analysed 374 references related to microwork.

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Foresight: A deeper dive
October 2, 2019

Foresight: A deeper dive

Foresight can improve the resilience of program design and creates readiness for the future.

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Publications

2020
Microtasking Project
2019-2020
Local Labour Market Plan
2019
Pathways to Mobility
2019
TWIG Warehousing and Distribution
Beyond the GTA: Making immigration work for all of Ontario report
2019
Making immigration work for all of Ontario
Local Labour Market Plan 2018-2019 report
2019
Local Labour Market Plan 2018-2019
Cover of report about Retail Trade
2019
Retail Trade: A sector in transition
Cover of report about labour market conditions for the food and beverage processing industry
2018
Food and Beverage Processing Sector
Report cover called Stemming the Gray Tide
2018
Stemming the Gray Tide
Cover of report called Labour Force Landscape
2018
Labour Force Landscape
Cover of longitudinal study of the long-term unemployed
2017
lLongitudinal study of the long-term unemployed
Cover of report about Toronto's food and beverage industy
2017
Food and Beverage Manufacturing Industry
Cover of report called Supporting Economic Mobility through Toronto's Employment and Training Program
2016
Toronto's Employment and Training Program
Cover of report called Turbulent Times in Toronto's Labour Market
2015
Toronto's Labour Market
Cover of report called Constructing Toronto
2015
Constructing Toronto

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Microtasking

Based on the revenues of microtasking platforms, microjobbers are a large and growing workforce. The project will support a better understanding of microwork.
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Special Thanks

For collecting the microtasking signals at the foundation of this research:
Michelle Buckley, Assistant Professor, and Urban Political Geography Students
University of Toronto Scarborough, Department of Human Geography
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