How Indian students end up exploited in Germany Deutsche Welle, 09 February 2026 Documentary about Indian students in Germany face a harsh reality working in the platform economy, an industry often underpinned by shady practices with anonymous subcontractors and subpar working conditions. Fairwork Germany Report 2025 is featured. Jetzt lesen
Indischer Fahrradkurier: “Ich lebte in ständiger Angst” Web.de, 28 January 2026 While pizza and burgers are conveniently delivered via app, many couriers – often migrants from India – struggle with precarious living conditions. Dr. Tobias Kuttler from Fairwork Germany comments. Jetzt lesen
Psicólogos, abogados, cuidadores… La precariedad de las plataformas digitales asalta a cada vez más sectores El País, 25 January 2026 Food delivery dominates the debate on "uberization," but experts emphasize that it is gaining traction in other sectors, even those requiring high skills. Fairwork Spain and PI Alberto Riesco are featured. Jetzt lesen
Ausbeutung mit System – Indische Fahrradkuriere in Deutschland ARD, 04 January 2026 Radio documentary about Indians in Germany who work for delivery platforms. Many riders pedal for 10 hours a day, but their debts constantly grow because they have to pay for overpriced accommodation and "tuition fees". Fairwork Germany is featured. Jetzt lesen
Lieferandos umstrittener Lieferplan Frankfurter Allgemeine, 28 November 2025 Lieferando plans to lay off 1,500 couriers and is partly relying on third-party providers instead. Germany CEO Lennard Neubauer reveals what happens next – and raves about the new “agility.” The works council is appalled. Fairwork project is cited. Jetzt lesen
Todas las plataformas digitales suspenden en precariedad laboral y bajos salarios, salvo Just Eat. Castilla-La Mancha Media, 18 November 2025 All digital platforms fail in terms of precarious employment and low wages, except for one. We discussed this report with Alberto Riesco, Professor of Sociology at the Universidad Complutense Madrid and co-author of the Fairwork Spain 2025 report. Jetzt lesen
El Estudio Faiwork analiza los condiciones laborales en las plataformas digitales (from 23:03) RNE, 12 November 2025 The Fairwork Spain 2025 study analyses working conditions on digital labour platforms in Spain. Jetzt lesen
España formaliza el trabajo en plataformas digitales, pero no lo dignifica: solo Just Eat logra el aprobado Público, 12 November 2025 Fairwork Spain 2025 analysed delivery platforms, passenger transport, home and care services and hospital nursing. The sector's structural problems—outsourcing, low wages, and a lack of transparency in the use of algorithms—remain unresolved. Jetzt lesen
La precariedad laboral de las plataformas en España: Cuideo, Uber y Cabify suspenden y solo Just Eat aprueba El País, 12 November 2025 A study by Complutense University Madrid and the CCOO union, using Oxford University methodology, analyzes working conditions in seven companies in the sector. The majority neither guarantee a sufficient wage nor prevent workplace hazards. Jetzt lesen
Menos falsos autónomos, pero precarios y subcontratados: el trabajo “injusto” en plataformas como Uber, Cabify y Cuideo Eldiario.es, 12 November 2025 The Fairwork Spain 2025 study, by the Complutense University of Madrid and the CCOO union, examines working conditions on seven digital platforms in Spain: all fail, except Just Eat. Jetzt lesen
Trabajar para un algoritmo (opaco) más allá de Uber o Glovo: el ‘avance’ en el sector de los cuidados y la sanidad InfoLibre, 12 November 2025 A report by the CCOO union and Fairwork analyses six digital platforms: in four of them, wages are close to the minimum wage, and in the other two, they don't even reach it. Jetzt lesen
Examen de las condiciones laborales de las plataformas: solo Just Eat aprueba La Vanguardia, 12 November 2025 The Fairwork Spain 2025 report shows that Just Eat, Cabify, Uber and Livo pay more than the minimum wage, while Cuideo, Glovo and Taskrabbit are the worst ranked when analyzing fair labor standards. Jetzt lesen