Belgium introduced a platform work law on 1 January that has so far not changed anything. Gig Economy Project co-ordinator Ben Wray visited Brussels to find out what the problem is, and what lessons there […]
Trade unions and platform worker collectives across Europe have signed the following open letter addressed to ministers of labour of the EU member-states, calling for them to support a Platform Work Directive on the Council […]
For International Workers Day, Gig Economy Project co-ordinator Ben Wray finds that digital labour platforms are responding to the inflation crisis by finding new algorithmic means to ratchet up the rate of exploitation, but platform […]
Benedikt Hopmann is the lawyer for three Gorillas app-based grocery delivery workers in Berlin, who were fired in 2021 after participating in a wildcat strike. On Tuesday [25 April], the workers challenged their dismissal on […]
A new study finds insecurity and precariousness is widespread across the economy. Read the article HERE.
What role do sub-contractors play in the platform economy? Can they really be considered employers? The Gig Economy Project spoke to trade unionist and labour law expert Sunčica Brnardić to explore the Croatian case, where […]
The ‘Equal opportunities in platform work’ (‘Chancengerechte Plattformarbeit’) project released two studies in February and March on the relationship between platform work and social exclusion/participation. The authors write for the Gig Economy Project summarising their […]
Das Projekt “Chancengerechte Plattformarbeit” hat im Februar und März zwei Studien über die Beziehung zwischen Plattformarbeit und sozialer Ausgrenzung/Partizipation veröffentlicht. Die Autorinnen schreiben für das Gig Economy Project, fassen ihre Ergebnisse zusammen und erläutern, was […]
Strikes at Wolt have taken place in at least eight European countries since the start of the year, with four occurring in the past week. Why are the riders taking action now? The Gig Economy […]
A case study in neo-colonial economic relationships: Madagascan workers get paid a pittance to make French ‘artificial intelligence’ intelligent Clément Le Ludec is in the sociology of digital technology department at Télécom Paris – Institut […]
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