Now it's all official, I can let people know that I have been awarded an #ERCAdG ERC Advanced Grant for my LivePlatforms project to critically examine the actors involved in determining how - or whether - people make livelihoods in the platform economy.
#PlatformWork #DigitalLabour
#PlatformWork #DigitalLabour
📣 Good news: 281 top researchers have just won ERC Advanced Grants!
The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part of the 🇪🇺 EU’s #HorizonEurope programme.
Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!JYKxkD
#ERCAdG #FrontierResearch @ec.europa.eu
The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part of the 🇪🇺 EU’s #HorizonEurope programme.
Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!JYKxkD
#ERCAdG #FrontierResearch @ec.europa.eu
June 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Now it's all official, I can let people know that I have been awarded an #ERCAdG ERC Advanced Grant for my LivePlatforms project to critically examine the actors involved in determining how - or whether - people make livelihoods in the platform economy.
#PlatformWork #DigitalLabour
#PlatformWork #DigitalLabour
This is quite the news today #EmploymentLaw #PlatformWork
EU finally adopts Directive on employment law position of 'platform workers' - www.consilium.europa.eu/en/press/pre...
Earlier analysis of the new law, by Catherine Jacqueson and Alberto Barrio eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/04/at-l...
Earlier analysis of the new law, by Catherine Jacqueson and Alberto Barrio eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2024/04/at-l...
Platform workers: Council adopts new rules to improve their working conditions
The Council has adopted new rules to improve the working conditions of platform workers and increase algorithmic transparency.
www.consilium.europa.eu
October 14, 2024 at 8:57 AM
This is quite the news today #EmploymentLaw #PlatformWork
#AI #AIGovernance #DigitalJustice #GlobalSouth #TechPolicy #Geopolitics #DigitalEconomy #AlgorithmicGovernance #Crypto #GigEconomy #PlatformWork #TechnologyAndPower
September 2, 2026 at 11:29 AM
New report: even schools aren't safe from ‘Uberisation’ of the economy.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
December 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
New report: even schools aren't safe from ‘Uberisation’ of the economy.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
Solution: EU member states must end the exploitation of the platform employment model by fully enforcing the #PlatformWork Directive.
We welcome the decision to place Deliveroo’s Italian unit under judicial supervision. It shows how riders labeled “self-employed” can still face tight algorithmic control, low pay, & no protections. Strong #PlatformWork laws are essential to end exploitation & guarantee fair rights. 🔗
www.euractiv.com
March 1, 2026 at 11:01 AM
We welcome the decision to place Deliveroo’s Italian unit under judicial supervision. It shows how riders labeled “self-employed” can still face tight algorithmic control, low pay, & no protections. Strong #PlatformWork laws are essential to end exploitation & guarantee fair rights. 🔗
Gov & platforms discussing legalizing shadow work. Aims to bring 7.5M people into the formal economy by reducing barriers, clarifying relations, and making platform work more predictable. Temp work shifts could jump from 360K to 1.1M by 2025! #labor #economy #platformwork
September 25, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Gov & platforms discussing legalizing shadow work. Aims to bring 7.5M people into the formal economy by reducing barriers, clarifying relations, and making platform work more predictable. Temp work shifts could jump from 360K to 1.1M by 2025! #labor #economy #platformwork
Fairwork Belgium 2024–2025 out now!
We evaluated 6 platforms across the country—and most still fall short on basic fairness.
Only 2 could show they pay minimum wage after costs.
Report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #PlatformWork #GigEconomy
We evaluated 6 platforms across the country—and most still fall short on basic fairness.
Only 2 could show they pay minimum wage after costs.
Report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #PlatformWork #GigEconomy
August 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Fairwork Belgium 2024–2025 out now!
We evaluated 6 platforms across the country—and most still fall short on basic fairness.
Only 2 could show they pay minimum wage after costs.
Report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #PlatformWork #GigEconomy
We evaluated 6 platforms across the country—and most still fall short on basic fairness.
Only 2 could show they pay minimum wage after costs.
Report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #PlatformWork #GigEconomy
„The work-related (in)securities of migrant platform workers: the case of food delivery in Warsaw, Poland” - new article by Kseniya Homel and @kam_matuszczyk from @iclaimeu project. Check out this and other articles in this issue on #platformwork
ustip-journal.com.pl/issue/17150
ustip-journal.com.pl/issue/17150
January 26, 2026 at 9:11 PM
„The work-related (in)securities of migrant platform workers: the case of food delivery in Warsaw, Poland” - new article by Kseniya Homel and @kam_matuszczyk from @iclaimeu project. Check out this and other articles in this issue on #platformwork
ustip-journal.com.pl/issue/17150
ustip-journal.com.pl/issue/17150
📣 New publication!
We're used to hearing about the prevalence of #PlatformWork in the food delivery and ride-hailing sectors 📱
But the platform economy has also been edging into #care and #cleaning, sectors that are of increasing importance as Europe's population ages 👵
We're used to hearing about the prevalence of #PlatformWork in the food delivery and ride-hailing sectors 📱
But the platform economy has also been edging into #care and #cleaning, sectors that are of increasing importance as Europe's population ages 👵
September 4, 2025 at 8:42 AM
📣 New publication!
We're used to hearing about the prevalence of #PlatformWork in the food delivery and ride-hailing sectors 📱
But the platform economy has also been edging into #care and #cleaning, sectors that are of increasing importance as Europe's population ages 👵
We're used to hearing about the prevalence of #PlatformWork in the food delivery and ride-hailing sectors 📱
But the platform economy has also been edging into #care and #cleaning, sectors that are of increasing importance as Europe's population ages 👵
I am advertising two postdoctoral researchers to join the team on the ERC-funded Live Platforms project - one in online creation and the other in location-based work. See the thread for more information. Do share and apply. Deadline is March 20 1/3 #jobfairy #postdoctoralresearch #platformwork
March 3, 2026 at 10:01 AM
I am advertising two postdoctoral researchers to join the team on the ERC-funded Live Platforms project - one in online creation and the other in location-based work. See the thread for more information. Do share and apply. Deadline is March 20 1/3 #jobfairy #postdoctoralresearch #platformwork
🎙️ New #ETUIPodcast episode out now!
▶️ Counter-app: #PlatformWork is dangerous
In this episode of the Counter-app podcast, @benwray1989.bsky.social explores the health & safety risks behind platform work, from psycho-social hazards to the everyday realities workers face. ⚠️📱
🎧 Tune in: etui.org/439
▶️ Counter-app: #PlatformWork is dangerous
In this episode of the Counter-app podcast, @benwray1989.bsky.social explores the health & safety risks behind platform work, from psycho-social hazards to the everyday realities workers face. ⚠️📱
🎧 Tune in: etui.org/439
March 11, 2026 at 1:30 PM
🎙️ New #ETUIPodcast episode out now!
▶️ Counter-app: #PlatformWork is dangerous
In this episode of the Counter-app podcast, @benwray1989.bsky.social explores the health & safety risks behind platform work, from psycho-social hazards to the everyday realities workers face. ⚠️📱
🎧 Tune in: etui.org/439
▶️ Counter-app: #PlatformWork is dangerous
In this episode of the Counter-app podcast, @benwray1989.bsky.social explores the health & safety risks behind platform work, from psycho-social hazards to the everyday realities workers face. ⚠️📱
🎧 Tune in: etui.org/439
In Den Haag for an expert meeting on the (National) implementation of the Platformwork Directive.
April 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
In Den Haag for an expert meeting on the (National) implementation of the Platformwork Directive.
NEW REPORT! First-ever #FairworkPoland ratings offer a timely lens on the future of #PlatformWork in Poland & beyond, especially given new #EuropeanPlatformWorkDirective
👉https://buff.ly/4iux8MU
@oiioxford.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social
👉https://buff.ly/4iux8MU
@oiioxford.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social
December 10, 2024 at 2:00 PM
NEW REPORT! First-ever #FairworkPoland ratings offer a timely lens on the future of #PlatformWork in Poland & beyond, especially given new #EuropeanPlatformWorkDirective
👉https://buff.ly/4iux8MU
@oiioxford.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social
👉https://buff.ly/4iux8MU
@oiioxford.bsky.social @wzb.bsky.social
🚨 New from IAMCR & Wiley!
The Handbook of Digital Labor explores global views on digital work — from platform economies to AI and automation.
A must-read for researchers, activists & policymakers.
📘 iamcr.org/iamcr-handbo...
#DigitalLabor #IAMCR #MediaStudies #PlatformWork
The Handbook of Digital Labor explores global views on digital work — from platform economies to AI and automation.
A must-read for researchers, activists & policymakers.
📘 iamcr.org/iamcr-handbo...
#DigitalLabor #IAMCR #MediaStudies #PlatformWork
June 18, 2025 at 6:52 PM
🚨 New from IAMCR & Wiley!
The Handbook of Digital Labor explores global views on digital work — from platform economies to AI and automation.
A must-read for researchers, activists & policymakers.
📘 iamcr.org/iamcr-handbo...
#DigitalLabor #IAMCR #MediaStudies #PlatformWork
The Handbook of Digital Labor explores global views on digital work — from platform economies to AI and automation.
A must-read for researchers, activists & policymakers.
📘 iamcr.org/iamcr-handbo...
#DigitalLabor #IAMCR #MediaStudies #PlatformWork
Our #FutureOfWork conference with KU Leuven is in full swing!
150 researchers, policymakers and activists have gathered to discuss the latest research on work in the #DigitalEconomy, with panels on everything from #PlatformWork to #AI, #automation and #AlgorithmicManagement 🤖
150 researchers, policymakers and activists have gathered to discuss the latest research on work in the #DigitalEconomy, with panels on everything from #PlatformWork to #AI, #automation and #AlgorithmicManagement 🤖
February 21, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Our #FutureOfWork conference with KU Leuven is in full swing!
150 researchers, policymakers and activists have gathered to discuss the latest research on work in the #DigitalEconomy, with panels on everything from #PlatformWork to #AI, #automation and #AlgorithmicManagement 🤖
150 researchers, policymakers and activists have gathered to discuss the latest research on work in the #DigitalEconomy, with panels on everything from #PlatformWork to #AI, #automation and #AlgorithmicManagement 🤖
Join me and @gerardditrolio.bsky.social today Nov 22 @ 11am PST for a conversation on "Organizing Platform Workers in the Gig Economy"
In-person in DTB B323 or on Zoom @ buff.ly/3YR0KLa
#canlan #gigwork #platformwork
In-person in DTB B323 or on Zoom @ buff.ly/3YR0KLa
#canlan #gigwork #platformwork
November 22, 2024 at 3:46 PM
Join me and @gerardditrolio.bsky.social today Nov 22 @ 11am PST for a conversation on "Organizing Platform Workers in the Gig Economy"
In-person in DTB B323 or on Zoom @ buff.ly/3YR0KLa
#canlan #gigwork #platformwork
In-person in DTB B323 or on Zoom @ buff.ly/3YR0KLa
#canlan #gigwork #platformwork
📢How can platforms design tech that protects worker dignity?
Find out in new blog by Dr. Sai Amulya Komarraju (@IIMAhmedabad), for InclusiveAILab & FemLab.Co.
👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7396686227833303041
#FutureOfWork #PlatformWork #Ethics
Find out in new blog by Dr. Sai Amulya Komarraju (@IIMAhmedabad), for InclusiveAILab & FemLab.Co.
👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7396686227833303041
#FutureOfWork #PlatformWork #Ethics
November 18, 2025 at 11:19 PM
📢How can platforms design tech that protects worker dignity?
Find out in new blog by Dr. Sai Amulya Komarraju (@IIMAhmedabad), for InclusiveAILab & FemLab.Co.
👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7396686227833303041
#FutureOfWork #PlatformWork #Ethics
Find out in new blog by Dr. Sai Amulya Komarraju (@IIMAhmedabad), for InclusiveAILab & FemLab.Co.
👉https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7396686227833303041
#FutureOfWork #PlatformWork #Ethics
Finally #platformwork will be regulated in 🇪🇺 Cringey that the 🇩🇪 & 🇫🇷 governments did not support it.
Read this first assesment by @valeriodeste.bsky.social & Antonio Aloisi
www.socialeurope.eu/gig-workers-...
Read this first assesment by @valeriodeste.bsky.social & Antonio Aloisi
www.socialeurope.eu/gig-workers-...
‘Gig’ workers in Europe: the new platform of rights
A presumption of employment and rights on algorithmic management are at the heart of the revived platform-work directive.
www.socialeurope.eu
March 19, 2024 at 9:08 AM
Finally #platformwork will be regulated in 🇪🇺 Cringey that the 🇩🇪 & 🇫🇷 governments did not support it.
Read this first assesment by @valeriodeste.bsky.social & Antonio Aloisi
www.socialeurope.eu/gig-workers-...
Read this first assesment by @valeriodeste.bsky.social & Antonio Aloisi
www.socialeurope.eu/gig-workers-...
#EU MEPs start monitoring the implementation of the #PlatformWork Directive #work #dkpol www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
MEPs start monitoring the implementation of the Platform Work Directive | News | European Parliament
On Tuesday, MEPs from the Employment and Social Affairs Committee launched the monitoring group on the Platform Work Directive.
www.europarl.europa.eu
May 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
#EU MEPs start monitoring the implementation of the #PlatformWork Directive #work #dkpol www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres...
The #ILO @ilo.org #ILC2026 has adopted a new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy: lnkd.in/ezU7e6gh ‼️ 👏
For further context 👉 selected #JIR articles #platformwork #gigwork #regulation #workervoice #justice #classification #socialprotection #GigEconomy #DecentWork #IndustrialRelations
For further context 👉 selected #JIR articles #platformwork #gigwork #regulation #workervoice #justice #classification #socialprotection #GigEconomy #DecentWork #IndustrialRelations
June 17, 2026 at 10:01 AM
The #ILO @ilo.org #ILC2026 has adopted a new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy: lnkd.in/ezU7e6gh ‼️ 👏
For further context 👉 selected #JIR articles #platformwork #gigwork #regulation #workervoice #justice #classification #socialprotection #GigEconomy #DecentWork #IndustrialRelations
For further context 👉 selected #JIR articles #platformwork #gigwork #regulation #workervoice #justice #classification #socialprotection #GigEconomy #DecentWork #IndustrialRelations
🚨 Solidarity with Austrian food delivery riders!
ETF stands with Vida union and the 1,000+ workers impacted by Lieferando Austria’s closure. Platform giants must stop dodging their employer duties. Austria must enforce the Platform Work Directive! #PlatformWork
www.etf-europe.org/etf-statemen...
ETF stands with Vida union and the 1,000+ workers impacted by Lieferando Austria’s closure. Platform giants must stop dodging their employer duties. Austria must enforce the Platform Work Directive! #PlatformWork
www.etf-europe.org/etf-statemen...
ETF Statement of Solidarity with Food Delivery Riders in Austria - ETF: European Transport Workers' Federation
The ETF stands in solidarity with Vida trade union and the approximately 1,000 food delivery riders affected by the closure of the Scoober (employed courier) business of Lieferando Austria, a subsidia...
www.etf-europe.org
March 19, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🚨 Solidarity with Austrian food delivery riders!
ETF stands with Vida union and the 1,000+ workers impacted by Lieferando Austria’s closure. Platform giants must stop dodging their employer duties. Austria must enforce the Platform Work Directive! #PlatformWork
www.etf-europe.org/etf-statemen...
ETF stands with Vida union and the 1,000+ workers impacted by Lieferando Austria’s closure. Platform giants must stop dodging their employer duties. Austria must enforce the Platform Work Directive! #PlatformWork
www.etf-europe.org/etf-statemen...
It can be difficult to keep track of the many developments happening with regard to #PlatformWork in the realms of policy, legislation and collective bargaining 🔍
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November 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM
It can be difficult to keep track of the many developments happening with regard to #PlatformWork in the realms of policy, legislation and collective bargaining 🔍
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#PhD #FirstGenPhD #platformwork #platformeconomy #algorithmicmanagement #gigwork #workeragency #globalsouth
#digitallabour #workerrights
#digitallabour #workerrights
May 28, 2026 at 12:58 PM
📢 Call for Papers! The 2nd INDL-MEA Conference is coming November 25–26, 2025 — fully online! Join the International Network on Digital Labor to explore #PlatformWork, #AI & #GigEconomy in the Middle East & Africa. Abstracts due August 31, 2025. 🌍
👉 www.indl.network/indl_mea_2/
👉 www.indl.network/indl_mea_2/
INDL_MEA_2 - International Network on Digital Labor
International Network on Digital Labor is launching a dedicated chapter for the region. This conference provides a unique platform to present research related to the MEA region, both ongoing and/or bu...
www.indl.network
May 27, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📢 Call for Papers! The 2nd INDL-MEA Conference is coming November 25–26, 2025 — fully online! Join the International Network on Digital Labor to explore #PlatformWork, #AI & #GigEconomy in the Middle East & Africa. Abstracts due August 31, 2025. 🌍
👉 www.indl.network/indl_mea_2/
👉 www.indl.network/indl_mea_2/
#NewArticle #OpenAccess "Riders on the road: An interface-centred analysis of the delivery platform workforce in Spain" in Work Organisation, Labour & Globalisation by @cscolari.bsky.social, @jainamarguerrero.bsky.social, M. Piña & F. Pires #PLATCOM #platformwork www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
December 16, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#NewArticle #OpenAccess "Riders on the road: An interface-centred analysis of the delivery platform workforce in Spain" in Work Organisation, Labour & Globalisation by @cscolari.bsky.social, @jainamarguerrero.bsky.social, M. Piña & F. Pires #PLATCOM #platformwork www.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...