Fairwork exists to highlight the best and worst examples of how new technologies are being used in the workplace. Through research on digital labour platforms and artificial intelligence, our goal is that the future of work can be made up of better and fairer jobs.
By evaluating platforms and employers against measures of fairness, we hope to shape a fairer future of work for all.
The Fairwork project is based at the Oxford Internet Institute and the WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
Across all of our projects, we work closely with workers, platforms, advocates and policymakers to envision and build a fairer future of work.
The three sets of Fairwork Principles were developed through a collaborative process that reflects the insights of our international network and the voices of workers around the world. They provide a benchmark of fair work, for companies, workers, customers and policymakers.
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We are seeking to engage with organisations, whether current or potential users of platform labour, that would like to demonstrate their public commitment to fairer platform work.
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rest of world, 04 January 2024
Women who work as domestic cleaners with SweepSouth, an on-demand app, say clients frequently ask them to do unpaid work, and the company hasn’t responded to their complaints.
euobserver, 27 November 2023
After months of almost no progress, EU institutions will meet again on Thursday (9 November) to negotiate the final text of the directive on digital platform workers.
rest of world, 22 November 2023
Brazil’s president promised an ambitious plan to regulate gig work. Experts fear the new rules make things worse.
rest of world, 20 November 2023
Bangladeshi drivers simply started bypassing Uber and Pathao apps, and the companies took notice and made changes.
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