Theorising labour unrest and trade unionism in the platform economy

S Joyce, M Stuart, C Forde - New Technology, Work and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The article develops a novel conceptualisation of labour unrest and trade unionism in the
platform economy, extending current understandings in two ways. First, we situate platform …

A Systematic Review on Worker Voice in the Platform Economy: The Constitution of a Grassroots Voice Mechanism

P Dasgupta, A McDonnell, R Carbery… - Human Resource …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This systematic review investigates why and how platform workers express voice in a
context where institutional and organisational voice mechanisms and representation …

Digital platforms in the Italian domestic care sector: The emergence of an unprecedented corporate logic and its implications for workers' social protection

I Pais, A Marcolin - International Labour Review, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This article explores the heterogeneity of care platforms using the case studies of two
platforms in the Italian domestic work sector: one that carries out matching between supply …

The rise and contestation of platform capitalism: Evidence from two food delivery blackouts in Malaysia

Y Uchiyama, F Furuoka… - Journal of Industrial …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
The vulnerability and inequality of on-demand gig workers around the world are epitomised
by the insecure rights that arise from the legal implications of their status. They are the …

Legal Change and Legal Mobilisation: What Does Strategic Litigation Mean for Workers and Trade Unions?

R Dukes, E Kirk - Social & Legal Studies, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article addresses the question of what strategic litigation means for workers and trade
unions. Drawing on the existing literature and on a series of semi-structured interviews with …

Sustainable Development between Demonstration Farm and Agricultural Labor Productivity: Evidence from Family Farms in the Mountainous Area of Western China

T Huang, J Hu, Q Huang - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Agricultural labor productivity is an important indicator that reflects the sustainable
development of agriculture and rural areas. Demonstration farms provide an important link …

[HTML][HTML] The German platform economy: Strict regulations but unfair standards?

F Ferrari, A Bertolini, M Borkert, M Graham - Digital Geography and Society, 2024 - Elsevier
In the German public debate, platform work and crowdwork have become the epitome of the
dark side of the digital transformation of the working world. Although Germany is marked by …

An Occupational Health and Safety Perspective on EU Initiatives to Regulate Platform Work: Patching up Gaps or Structural Game Changers?

A CEFALIELLO - Journal of work health and safety regulation, 2023 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Rather than being new, platform work extends pre-existing trends: greater control and
surveillance, greater job precarity, and greater worker isolation and workplace …

Beyond borders: Trans-organisational and transnational alliances among gig workers in the United Kingdom and Italy

P Borghi, A Murgia - Journal of Industrial Relations, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This article examines the activities of the Independent Workers' Union of Great Britain
(IWGB) and Deliverance Milano (DM), the main collective actors that are currently organising …

Taking development for a ride: the World Bank's research with ride-hailing companies

K Bedford - Review of International Political Economy, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract The World Bank's International Finance Corporation has produced three research
reports on gender equality and ride-hailing, in collaboration with ride-hailing companies …