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Gig Economy Project – Berlin: A new solidarity fund will combat “wage theft” in labour disputes

March 2, 2023 Ben 0

The PayDay e.V. fund in Berlin has been established to counter the threat of wage theft as a tool for union-busting The Gig Economy Project is a media network for gig workers hosted by BRAVE […]

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Gig Economy

Miriam Oliver, Georgia Nelson – The women behind ChatGPT: is clickwork a step forwards or backwards for gender equality?

February 16, 2023 Ben 0

The success of ChatGPT has led many to herald ‘the age of AI’. But behind artificial intelligence like ChatGPT are clickworkers in the global South who are disproportionately female. Writing for the Gig Economy Project, […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – Is ‘dynamic pricing’ ripping-off gig workers?

February 7, 2023 Ben 0

What is dynamic pricing? And why is it “dangerous” for gig workers? On the day of co-ordinated protests of Uber drivers in London and Amsterdam for fair pay, the Gig Economy Project takes a look. […]

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Gig Economy Project – Defeat for the platform lobby: European Parliament backs stronger Platform Work Directive

February 2, 2023 Ben 0

European Parliament now must negotiate its mandate with the Council of the EU, which has yet to agree its position THE European Parliament has voted in favour of a text which would see the presumption […]

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Piero Valmassoi – Uber and EU lobbying: is there a way to keep the baby and throw out the bathwater?

January 19, 2023 Ben 0

Piero Valmassoi, a policy expert specialised in the platform economy and sustainable urban mobility, reports for the Gig Economy Project on the debate of the European Parliament on Uber lobbying practices on Wednesday [18 January], […]

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Gig Economy

Gig Economy Project – ‘Game over Uber’: Stockholm Uber and Bolt drivers in first-ever strike

January 11, 2023 Ben 0

Greta Thunberg joined the strike protest in central Stockholm demanding improvements to pay and union representation AROUND 500 Uber and Bolt drivers went on strike in the Swedish capital, Stockholm, on Tuesday [10 January], a […]

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Finance

Algorithms, Work and the European Directive – Interview with James Farrar and Sergi Cutillas

December 19, 2022 Ben 0

Interview with the authors of new report “Workers’ Recommendations on the draft EU Platform Work Directive” in podcast and text form THE Platform Work Directive has reached a crucial stage. The European Parliament’s Employment Committee […]

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EU politics

Gig Economy Project – Czech Republic tried to include collective agreements as substitute for legal provisions in EU Platform Work Directive

December 2, 2022 Ben 0

Union leaders and campaigners for gig workers’ rights say attempt to introduce collective agreements as a substitute for legal provisions in the EU Directive demonstrates how bad agreements can be used by platforms to undermine […]

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Finance

Anne Dufresne: Uber’s social dialogue deal with the UBT-FGTB union in Belgium

November 22, 2022 Ben 0

Anne Dufresne, activist for gig workers’ rights and member of the GRESEA research group, gives a critical perspective on Uber’s recognition agreement with Belgian union UBT-FGTB, the first such agreement in the EU. A longer […]

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Finance

Gig Economy Project – Uber, drivers and data: Can workers build data power?

November 17, 2022 Ben 0

Can workers access their data and use it to build their power? The Gig Economy Project looks at a fascinating case study from Geneva, Switzerland, to find out. Every worker in Europe has the right […]

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Economics

Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations by Christian Christiansen

June 11, 2026 0

Reviewed by Branko Milanović The just published book by Christian Christiansen Designing Global Economic Equality: The Making and Unmaking of Global Egalitarian Policies at the United Nations provides an intellectual review of the history of […]

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Economics

Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate by Dani Rodrik

May 8, 2026 0

Book Review by Walden Bello Dani Rodrik has impeccable credentials as an economist. He is an expert in many areas, including trade and development, and is one of Harvard University’s leading lights. In recent years, […]

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