Arbeitsbedingungen bei Lieferdiensten – Fairwork-Bericht Deutschlandfunk, 14 July 2025 The Fairwork Germany Report 2025 reveals that many platform workers continue to face unfair working conditions and remain without adequate social protections, carrying significant implications for the debate on the European Platform Work Directive. Jetzt lesen
Supporting the Gig Economy Workforce – Powering Philippines’ E-Commerce Growth The Manila Times, 06 July 2025 As the gig workforce grows, so too does the need to ensure the workers’ safety, well-being, and long-term resilience. Progressive companies are moving beyond transactional relationships to build ecosystems that protect and empower gig workers. Jetzt lesen
App hires nurse — patient at risk? Deutsche Welle, 01 July 2025 In the US, care workers can be booked for single shifts using apps. Platforms unite care workers with hospitals, much like dating apps. But experts say this trend is dangerous. Jetzt lesen
When your boss is an algorithm Deutsche Welle, 30 June 2025 On many platforms, algorithms determine which worker gets the next assignment, and how much they’ll be paid. But these automated decisions are often not transparent for delivery drivers. Patrick Feuerstein provides insights from Fairwork Germany. Jetzt lesen
WDR Markt: Gefährlicher Preiskampf bei Lieferdiensten WDR Markt, 11 June 2025 In major German cities, bicycle delivery drivers have long been a part of everyday life. They are poorly paid, under time pressure, and with few to no employee rights. They often perform risky maneuvers in traffic. (00:34-08:32) Jetzt lesen
„Dubiose Praktiken“: Neue EU-Richtlinie soll Arbeitsbedingungen für Berliner Lieferdienst-Beschäftigte verbessern Der Tagesspiegel, 07 June 2025 Work on online platforms for courier services, cleaning, and taxi rides is often precarious, with poor working conditions. A new EU directive aims to improve working conditions for delivery service workers in Berlin. Jetzt lesen
The Polish delivery app workers organising to stop digital platforms taking them for a ride Equal Times, 15 May 2025 Digital labour platforms pose significant challenges in terms of labour rights, which a new European directive seeks to tackle. In Poland, its implementation is fuelling both hope and concern. Jetzt lesen
Women riders brave rising heat index to avail of flexibility and above-minimum wage promise of platform economy The Manila Times, 11 May 2025 For women workers who joined the platform economy for its potential of flexibility and better earnings, every trip is a balancing act between income and exhaustion, freedom and physical risk, all in a city getting hotter by the year. Jetzt lesen
Delivery riders: What would a day be without them? Manila Bulletin, 22 February 2025 Many riders work long hours, relying on fluctuating customer demand and incentive structures that often fail to provide a stable income. If there are less delivery jobs for the day, many of them stay on to work up to 16 hours. Jetzt lesen
W Polsce można pracować nawet na umowę najmu. Raport o warunkach pracy w Pyszne.pl i Uberze OKO.press, 28 January 2025 Fairwork has prepared a report on working conditions on platforms operating in Poland - this is the first such report. Six applications were examined: Pyszne.pl (part of the international Just Eat Takeaway), Glovo, Uber, Uber Eats, Bolt and Freenow. Jetzt lesen
FairWork Polska. Jak pracuje się dowożąc jedzenie? Radio Kampus, 06 January 2025 What's it like to work delivering food? Zuzanna Kowalik and Karol Muszyński, authors of the Polish edition of the FairWork report, talk to Bartosz Pergoła about the strange legal and factual landscape of platform work in Poland. Jetzt lesen
Holiday surge takes toll on platform workers Business World, 03 January 2025 PLATFORM WORKERS are left grappling with unrelenting schedules during the holidays, facing mounting health risks and enjoying insufficient protections. Jetzt lesen