Research Topics

The project will address 4 research topics

Digital platform work across Europe

a) What type of platform workers exist in each country and why?

b) What are the differences in the platform workforce across countries?

Self-organisation of platform workers across Europe

a) What self-organised actions of platform workers have emerged and why did it happened?

b) What are the main features of platform workers actions and what is the contribution of these actions to organise platform workers and improve their working conditions?

c) What are the differences in the self-organisation of platform workers across countries?

Trade union strategies across Europe

a) What are the strategies and activities followed by trade unions to organize single and self-organised platform workers?

b) What is the contribution and effectiveness of trade unions’ actions to organise platform workers and improve their working conditions?

c) How can traditional trade unions react or shape further developments occurring in crowd work?

d) What are the differences in trade union strategies across countries?

Future political strategies

a) What are the main similarities and differences between trade union strategies and self-organised movements of digital platforms?

b) Which future actions are needed by political actors on national and/or European level?


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