2024
Content Overview
Dec 18, 2024
WageIndicator - How Bluesky can become a truly fair alternative to XUsers of X are fleeing en masse to the alternative platform Bluesky. However, they have no guarantee that this digital village square will not fall back into the hands of a billionaire abusing his power. How can we prevent that from happeni…
Dec 18, 2024
Fairwork - First Fairwork Poland report exposes labour practices of leading platforms at a pivotal momentThe first-ever Fairwork Poland report sheds light on pressing issues in the country’s platform economy
Dec 18, 2024
Fairwork - Turning Promises into Policy: What Indonesia’s New Administration Could Mean for Platform WorkersAlthough the new president's commitments are still campaign promises, they suggest that the next five years could be crucial in creating a much-needed governance system for platform-based work in Indonesia
Dec 12, 2024
WageIndicator - Driving an Ojol: Insights from Drivers, Key Issues, and Pathways for Reform to Address the Challenges of Indonesia’s Booming Ride-Hailing Market - December 2024Observing some of the Facebook groups for Indonesian OJOL drivers, we were able to understand the variety of pressing issues that reflect the complexities and challenges of working in the gig economy in the country. Pressing issues, real st…
Dec 10, 2024
WageIndicator: Lo que no dicen las sentencias a favor de los trabajadores independientesLas sentencias judiciales ayudan a los trabajadores a definir mejor su situación y ampliar sus derechos laborales. Lamentablemente, los tribunales también deben abordar algunas cuestiones prácticas y lo que sucede cuando una plataforma aban…
Nov 20, 2024
WageIndicator - Lo más destacado del webinar “No existe café gratis: trabajo no remunerado en la economía informal y posibles soluciones”Todas las formas de trabajo no remunerado en la economía informal, el impacto social del trabajo no remunerado en la vida personal de los trabajadores, un enfoque en el sector doméstico y dos soluciones prácticas para abordar el fenómeno: t…
Nov 14, 2024
WageIndicator: ¿Quién paga la factura del trabajo no remunerado en la economía de plataformas?Martijn Arets - Invertir en la propia formación, captar clientes, realizar tareas domésticas: el trabajo no remunerado desempeña un papel importante en la sociedad. Pero si el retorno de la inversión es demasiado bajo, puede conducir a un d…
Nov 11, 2024
Fairwork - Fairwork India’s sixth report examines the changing nature of platform workThe sixth annual Fairwork India report reveals the increasing control platform companies wield over when and for how long workers can provide services and discusses the potential impact of proposed legislation for platform workers in Karnat…
Nov 11, 2024
Fairwork - From Hope to Hardship: The Reality of Platform Work in IndiaAlmost every day, platform workers in India face disrespectful, classist behaviours from their customers and from the platform companies they depend on for their work.
Nov 11, 2024
Fairwork - Latest report offers first insights into impacts of Chile’s new platform lawThis first comprehensive analysis of working conditions in the Chilean platform economy since the enactment of new regulations on gig work in the country shows few improvements in the fairness of work in this sector. “Fairwork Chile Ratings…
Nov 1, 2024
WageIndicator - Highlights from the webinar 'No Such Thing as a Free Coffee: Unpaid work in the Gig Economy and Possible Solutions'All forms of unpaid work in the gig economy, the social impact of unpaid work on workers' personal lives, a focus on the domestic sector, and two practical solutions to tackle the phenomenon: all this was discussed during the latest event h…
Oct 21, 2024
WageIndicator - El lado B del trabajo doméstico: “El reconocimiento de derechos es todavía mucho más débil de lo que muestran las estadísticas de informalidad”Entrevistamos a Lorena Poblete, socióloga e investigadora del Conicet, especializada en las transformaciones de las regulaciones del trabajo doméstico remunerado en Argentina y latinoamérica
Oct 21, 2024
WageIndicator - Cómo un código de conducta puede empoderar a los trabajadores en la economía de plataformasMartijn Arets - En Alemania, las plataformas de crowdwork concluyeron un código de conducta hace unos cinco años para servir mejor a los trabajadores. ¿Qué éxito tiene esta iniciativa? ¿Y qué podemos aprender de ella?
Oct 15, 2024
WageIndicator - With the rise of the gig economy, who pays the bill for unpaid work?Martijn Arets - With the rise of the gig economy, despite unpaid labour being an important topic in the debate, you hear relatively little about it. To get a better picture, I went to Leuven for the WageIndicator Foundation's The Gig Work P…
Sep 20, 2024
WageIndicator - Social security in India's platform economyPlatform work and social security seem to be incompatible, but they are not. In fact, in countries where an employment contract is not the norm, platform work could actually contribute to better working conditions and protection. I discover…
Sep 13, 2024
WageIndicator - Investigadores en acción: así es como Fairwork mejora las condiciones laborales en la economía de plataformasCómo el Proyecto Fairwork lucha por un cambio real: Martijn Arets habla con la investigadora principal y directora de proyectos, la Dra. Funda Ustek Spilda, en el nuevo episodio de The Gig Work Podcast
Sep 4, 2024
WageIndicator - The Greek Wave: What efood riders' massive action in September 2021 can still mean todayThree years ago this September, thousands of Efood drivers took to the streets of Athens to protest against unfair dismissal - probably the largest ever mobilisation in the sector in Greece. What was the impact of this action and can its su…
Aug 24, 2024
WageIndicator - El conocimiento es poder, incluso en la economía de plataformas. "Si una de las partes tiene todos los datos, puede decirles a las demás lo que quiera"Martijn Arets- El experto en tecnología y conductor de Uber James Farrar lleva ocho años defendiendo los derechos laborales en la economía de plataformas. A menudo con éxito. El experto en plataformas Martijn Arets habló con él en nombre d…
Aug 9, 2024
- Rain or shine, I have to deliver to make ends meet. - Working as a Gig Worker in Pakistan Between Climate Change and Lack of SecurityBlogs from Wageindicator interns - This summer, temperatures in Pakistan hit a record 52.2°C. But outdoor gig workers face year-round challenges: scorching heat waves, monsoon storms, floods, and winter smog. As informal workers without hea…
Aug 6, 2024
Fairwork - First Fairwork Italy report finds wide variability in the fairness of work offered by digital platformsIn the first report of its kind in Italy, researchers at Sapienza University of Rome and the University of Oxford have ranked platforms across sectors – including food delivery, domestic services, and odd jobs – and found most unable to evi…
Jul 25, 2024
WageIndicator - De Ouishare a Workertech: una mirada atrás y adelante a las plataformas y al mundo del trabajoAlbert Cañigueral Bagó siente fascinación por la tecnología, las plataformas y el mundo laboral. ¿Cómo se desarrolló la economía de plataformas y colaborativa? ¿Y qué impacto tiene la tecnología en los trabajadores ahora y en el futuro? Est…
Jul 10, 2024
Fairwork - Platform Workers Still Require Regulatory ProtectionAs the UK general election approaches, Fairwork is proposing a set of evidence-based recommendations for the new government to deliver fairer and more sustainable platform work in the country.
Jul 10, 2024
Fairwork - McDonald’s Germany signs the Fairwork PledgeAs an official Fairwork Partner, McDonald’s Germany is publicly endorsing the Fairwork principles for the platforms that it works with. Going forward, the company will use Fairwork resources – including future Fairwork Germany ratings – to…
Jul 9, 2024
Fairwork - New report provides first assessment of working conditions in the Spanish platform economyAn in-depth study of seven platform companies in four sectors in Spain found that the majority were unable to demonstrate a minimum standard of fair work.