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Prof at | Director of | Studies: Digital Economies, Economic Geography, Gig Economy

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Joined April 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    16 Nov 2020

    Just received my physical copy of 'Twentyforty' - which contains the short story I wrote on 'Platform Socialism'. The story is set in a world in which all digital platforms are run, owned, and managed by the public. You can read it here:

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    Jun 3

    ❓Want to know how your most used apps rate according to labour standards? 🤓Check out the report on the UK gig economy landscape 📺Watch me, & Alessio Bertolini discuss the report here:

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    May 28

    For the blog series this week, I wrote about India, COVID-19 and crowdsourcing health resources on social media. It's also my birthday today which means you *have* to read it!

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    Jun 2

    🚨 JUST OUT - We scored the working conditions of , , , , , y All of them failed to meet our basic standards of fair work 😱 Check out our '21 ratings for here 👉

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    Prof. Mark Graham forscht am zu digitaler Arbeit und . In seinem Vortrag bei unserem Plattformgipfel im Mai sprach er über Probleme in der & wie das Projekt sie lösen will

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    Jun 1

    Informe de Fairwork Chile '21: "Estándares laborales en la economía de las plataformas". Un análisis de las condiciones y dinámicas laborales de trabajadores/as de 7 aplicaciones digitales en Chile. Un trabajo de y .

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    May 7

    As an individual worker, it’s hard to make a stand against platform's unfair terms, but together... far more can be achieved. All workers, including , have the right to collective association 📣 It’s time to fight for change! 🙌 Watch and share!

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    May 27

    Thread: You can now read a working draft of my new article THE NEW RACIAL WAGE CODE - to be published in the Harvard Journal of Law & Policy this summer. Download here: I posted today b/c it feels urgent that policy makers & unionists...1/8

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    May 27

    📺 Did you miss the launch of the ratings? The recording is now available! Listen to a fascinating discussion on the future of with , Alessio Bertolini, , , & Watch now!

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    May 26

    This is a very significant study from FairWork at Oxford: only 2 of the major gig platforms in the UK - that includes UberEats & AmazonFlex - could demonstrate that they pay above minimum wage.

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    May 26

    How fair is the UK platform economy? 🤔 We evaluated the working conditions on 11 popular platforms against our 5 principles of . This is what we found ⬇️🧵 1/

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    According to a report by , most well-known firms failed to comply with the ‘Fairwork’ gig work principles, including Fair Pay and Fair conditions. Only two achieved more than a five out of ten score - Just Eat and Pedal Me. Read more⬇️

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    May 25

    Good work here by and team to develop first UK employer rankings for gig economy. Admittedly more a rogues gallery than beauty contest.

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  14. May 25

    Nine of the big gig economy platforms operating in the UK allow their workers to earn below the minimum wage. The fact that companies are not stepping up to providing fair working conditions for their workforces points to the urgent need for regulation in the sector.

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  15. May 25

    We evaluated gig economy companies in the UK against principles of fair work: Follow the link for a breakdown for each platform.

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    May 24

    📢 El próximo martes, lanzamos el informe de Fairwork Chile que evalúa las condiciones laborales en apps de reparto y transporte como , o 📅 1 de Junio, 10 hrs (GMT-4) ✍️ Inscríbete en

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    May 24

    I am so so so excited to speak at this event on the U.K. gig economy at 11am tomorrow I’ll be chatting about how race and migration politics shape the gig economy. Register now!

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    May 24

    🚨 EVENT TOMORROW 🚨 Don’t forget to sign up for the launch of the Ratings at 11 AM Presented by Alessio Bertolini & w/ guest speakers , and . Hosted by Register here

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  19. May 23
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    Look out for the release of the upcoming UK ratings report 2021 ranking working conditions in the due for release next week. Join us at the launch event Tuesday 25 May 11.00-12.00BST

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  21. May 21

    We've ranked , , , , , , , , , & on our first Fairwork UK league table. On Tuesday, we'll release our report explaining how they compare against one another.

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