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To be or not to be a platform worker? Lithuanian case in the context of EU countries

open access: yesBusiness: Theory and Practice, 2022
The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which peaked in 2020, and the unprecedented demand for home delivery services have led to the growth of platform work in many countries all over the world.
Rasa Miežienė   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

CGIAR Genebank Platform - Plan of Work and Budget 2020 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
As per previous years, the CGIAR Genebank Platform is responsible for providing healthy, viable, documented germplasm from the 35 crop and tree collections managed by the CGIAR, which are maintained and safety duplicated in long-term conservation in ...
CGIAR Genebank Platform
core   +1 more source

International Regulation of Platform Labor: A Proposal for Action

open access: yesWeizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, 2021
Platform-mediated work is a source of livelihood for millions of workers worldwide. However, because platforms typically classify workers as ‘independent contractors’, those workers are generally excluded from the scope of labor rights.
Sandra Fredman   +5 more
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Platform work and beyond

open access: yesEuropean Labour Law Journal, 2023
sponsorship: The special issue was made possible thanks to the Fund of Scientific Research (FWO) - Flanders and the Odysseus Grant (Ref. 179461/G0H8118N). In addition, Sara Huybrechts's contribution in particular was made possible by the (FWO) - Flanders' project funding (Ref. G049323N).
openaire   +2 more sources

It Obliges You to Do Things You Normally Wouldn't: Organizing and Consuming Private Life in the Age of Airbnb

open access: yesPartecipazione e Conflitto, 2019
In what ways do everyday life and private spaces become productive elements for platform organizations? Referring to a research on Airbnb (a platform-based company and current leader at the global level in the online hospitality industry) recently ...
Attila Bruni, Fabio Maria Esposito
doaj   +1 more source

The Digital Resistance: Contesting the Power of Gig Economy Platforms through Collective Worker Action

open access: yesItalian Labour Law e-Journal, 2023
This article examines how trade unions and self-organised worker groups have deployed digital organising tools to collectivise gig work, focusing on rideshare and food delivery platforms.
Anthony Forsyth
doaj   +1 more source

Platform Work and the Danish Model – Legal Perspectives

open access: yesNordic Journal of Commercial Law, 2018
Nordic Journal of Commercial Law, No 1 (2018)
Munkholm, Natalie Videbæk   +1 more
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Algorithmic Management in the Food Delivery Sector – a Contested Terrain?

open access: yesWeizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society
Forms of algorithmic management (AM) play an essential role in organizing food-delivery work by deploying artificial intelligence-based systems to coordinate driver routes.
Philip Wotschack   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Learning cities 2020 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
This article provides a brief overview of historic work in the field of Learning City development. It then proceeds to highlight two contemporary strands of work.
Osborne, Michael
core   +1 more source

Employee loyalty in the platform economy: Does it exist?

open access: yesIzzivi Prihodnosti
Research Question (RQ): In this paper, we answer the research question of whether platform workers harbour a sense of loyalty towards the platform they work for, despite the transient nature of this work form, the absence of traditional employment ...
Barbara Švagan
doaj   +1 more source

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