Uber Eats drivers in South Africa are unionizing rest of world, 20 July 2023 Citing meager wages, no safety gear, and exploitative working conditions, the country’s drivers are organizing to demand better. Fairwork's Pablo Agüera Reneses comments. Read Now
Plataformas de freelance online são ‘reprovadas’ em avaliação sobre trabalho justo Folha de Sao Paulo, 19 July 2023 Projeto mostra que sites como o Mechanical Turk, da Amazon, falham em questões de pagamento e condições de emprego. Read Now
Gig economy a threat to gender equality The Business Standard, 03 July 2023 A global analysis by the University of Oxford finds companies are failing to prevent gender-based discrimination and harassment in the platform economy. Read Now
‘So many reports of violence and abuse’: how the gig economy fails women around the world The Guardian, 26 June 2023 Unsafe conditions, sexual harassment and gender-based discrimination are rife among female workers, research finds. Read Now
WageIndicator – Researchers in action: this is how Fairwork improves working conditions in the platform economy The Gig Work Podcast, 15 June 2023 How Fairwork Project strives for real change: Martijn Arets talks with senior researcher and project manager Dr. Funda Ustek Spilda in the new episode of The Gig Work Podcast. Read Now
PARLASUR realiza Seminario sobre el Trabajo de Plataformas con el Proyecto Fairwork de la Universidad de Oxford Parlasur, 29 May 2023 El Parlamento del MERCOSUR organizó un seminario sobre "El trabajo de plataforma en el MERCOSUR" en vísperas de la LXXXVI Sesión Ordinaria junto con el proyecto "Fairwork". Read Now
La batalla política por los ‘riders’ de Glovo: los partidos se enfrentan por los intereses de un colectivo que va más allá del ‘delivery’ Business Insider, 23 May 2023 "Hay un choque de diferentes narraciones", apunta a Business Insider España, Alberto Riesco Pérez, sociólogo investigador de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid y miembro del equipo de investigación en España de Fairwork. Read Now
UK: Fairwork analysis of working conditions for 12 digital platforms finds none meet five basic standards of fair work; incl. co. responses Business & Human Rights Resource Centre, 19 May 2023 Fairwork has released its third UK report analysing the working conditions in 12 digital labour platforms across the ride hail, delivery, and domestic work sectors. Read Now
Seminar on fairer labour practices in digital platform-based economy in Asia held Daily Observer, 12 May 2023 Speakers at a seminar of the Fairwork project and DataSense/iSocial in Dhaka emphasized the importance of promoting fair labour practices in the digital platform-based economy across Asia. Read Now
Ecuador: plataformas locales y modelos cooperativistas muestran mejores condiciones laborales que apps multinacionales América Economía, 09 May 2023 Solo 2 de 10 empresas evaluadas demostraron que sus trabajadores reciben al menos el salario mínimo, tras descontar gastos vinculados al trabajo como el combustible o el mantenimiento del vehículo. Read Now
The Gig Economy Is Much Worse for Women Wired UK, 08 May 2023 Women working for platforms routinely face harassment and abuse — for considerably lower pay. Read Now
How Urban Company built an empire of female gig workers rest of world, 02 May 2023 By disrupting the age-old home services industry, the Indian unicorn offered many women a rare opportunity for social mobility. Now, they want more. Read Now