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The Fairwork Foundation: Strategies for Improving Platform Work

[conference paper]


This document is a part of the following document:
Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2019 "Challenges of Digital Inequality - Digital Education, Digital Work, Digital Life"

Graham, Mark
Woodcock, Jamie
Heeks, Richard
Fredman, Sandra
Du Toit, Darcy
Belle, Jean-Paul van
Mungai, Paul
Osiki, Abigal

Abstract

This paper introduces the Fairwork Foundation, a research initiative that is also developing an intervention around the quality of work on digital labour platforms. Lacking the ability to collectively bargain, many of these workers have little ability to negotiate wages or working conditions with th... view more

This paper introduces the Fairwork Foundation, a research initiative that is also developing an intervention around the quality of work on digital labour platforms. Lacking the ability to collectively bargain, many of these workers have little ability to negotiate wages or working conditions with their employers who are often on the other side of the world. As a result of this new global market for work, many workers have jobs characterized by long and irregular hours, low income, and high stress. Across India and South Africa, there are challenges for workers across a range of issues, including: pay, conditions, contracts, management, and representation. The results of the fieldwork are being used to rank and compare platforms as part of the ongoing ‘work in progress’ of the Fairwork project, a research initiative that is developing an intervention to improve the quality of work on digital platforms.... view less

Keywords
foundation; protection of employee rights; digitalization; working conditions; portal; action research; humanized work; work organization

Classification
Working Conditions

Free Keywords
Decent Work; Platform Economy; Digital Labour; Fairwork Foundation; Weizenbaum-Institut; Weizenbaum Institute

Collection Title
Proceedings of the Weizenbaum Conference 2019 "Challenges of Digital Inequality - Digital Education, Digital Work, Digital Life"

Conference
2. Weizenbaum Conference. Berlin, 2019

Document language
English

Publication Year
2019

City
Berlin

Page/Pages
8 p.

Status
Primary Publication; peer reviewed

Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution 4.0


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