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  • Tag: Digital Economies

    • Fairwork Ecuador Scores 2021: Rating fairness in the Latin American gig economy

      30 March 2021

      Authors:

      María Belén Albornoz
      Henry Chávez
      Jean-Paul Van Belle
      Funda Ustek-Spilda
      Alessio Bertolini
      Pablo Aguera Reneses
      Akhil Kumar
      Mark Graham

      Fairwork Ecuador Scores 2021: Rating fairness in the Latin American gig economy The Fairwork Ecuador 2021 report evaluates the working conditions in six of the most prominent platforms in ...
      Read More Fairwork Ecuador Scores 2021: Rating fairness in the Latin American gig economy

    • Uber forced to recognise its drivers as workers, but falls short of offering Fair Pay and Representation

      17 March 2021

      Authors:

      Srujana Katta
      Pablo Aguera
      Ahkil Kumar
      Funda Ustek Spilda
      Kelle Howson
      Matthew Cole
      Fabian Ferrari
      Alessio Bertolini
      David Sutcliffe
      Mark Graham

      By Srujana Katta, Pablo Aguera, Akhil Kumar, Funda Ustek Spilda, Kelle Howson, Matthew Cole, Fabian Ferrari, Alessio Bertolini, David Sutcliffe, Mark Graham A month after the UK Supreme Court ...
      Read More Uber forced to recognise its drivers as workers, but falls short of offering Fair Pay and Representation

    • ILO report: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

      24 February 2021

      Authors:

      Fabian Stephany
      Vili Lehdonvirta

      Digital labour platforms have become a pervasive feature of contemporary society. They allow us to order food, arrange a ride, or buy remote freelancing services online. But how are ...
      Read More ILO report: The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work

    • Lifting the lid on the gig economy

      19 February 2021

      Author:

      Sara Spinks

      Fairwork researchers explain how they are shining a light on the experiences of gig workers across the globe by launching a suite of new online materials dedicated to ensuring ...
      Read More Lifting the lid on the gig economy

    • Rating fairness in the Indian platform economy: 2020 Fairwork scores

      15 December 2020

      Author:

      Rating fairness in the Indian platform economy: 2020 Fairwork scores In the second year of research, The Fairwork India 2020 report evaluates the working conditions on eleven digital platforms ...
      Read More Rating fairness in the Indian platform economy: 2020 Fairwork scores

    • California’s Proposition 22 Reinforces the Need for Fair Working Conditions Worldwide

      10 November 2020

      Author:

      Sara Spinks

      Fairwork researchers Shelly Steward, Pablo Aguera Reneses, Srujana Katta, and Professor Mark Graham explain the implications of Proposition 22 legislation on gig economy workers. Last Tuesday, voters in California ...
      Read More California’s Proposition 22 Reinforces the Need for Fair Working Conditions Worldwide

    • How workers learn skills in the online platform economy, and how platforms, policies, and learning providers can support them

      5 November 2020

      Authors:

      Vili Lehdonvirta
      Julian Albert

      In their blog, Professor of Economic Sociology and Digital Social Research, Vili Lehdonvirta and  doctoral candidate Julian Albert outline how online freelancers develop their skills, how platform providers match ...
      Read More How workers learn skills in the online platform economy, and how platforms, policies, and learning providers can support them

    • California’s Proposition 22 Presents an Alarming Turning Point in Labour Law

      28 October 2020

      Authors:

      Shelly Steward
      Pablo Aguera Reneses
      Srujana Katta
      Mark Graham

      California’s Proposition 22 Presents an Alarming Turning Point in Labour Law Researchers from the Fairwork Foundation, Shelly Steward, Pablo Aguera Reneses, Srujana Katta, and Professor Mark Graham explain what ...
      Read More California’s Proposition 22 Presents an Alarming Turning Point in Labour Law

    • Tackling the ethical challenges of the gig economy

      10 September 2020

      Authors:

      Nikita Aggarwal
      Luciano Floridi

      Tackling the ethical challenges of the gig economy By Nikita Aggarwal, Research Associate, Digital Ethics Lab, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford and doctoral candidate, Faculty of Law, University ...
      Read More Tackling the ethical challenges of the gig economy

    • Uber and Deliveroo’s ‘charter of good work’ is nothing but fairwashing

      3 February 2020

      Authors:

      Kelle Howson
      Srujana Katta
      Funda Ustek-Spilda
      Mark Graham

      Latest analysis on the gig economy from researchers Kelle Howson, Srujana Katta, Funda Ustek-Spilda and Professor Mark Graham,   The authors work at the University of Oxford’s Fairwork Foundation, ...
      Read More Uber and Deliveroo’s ‘charter of good work’ is nothing but fairwashing

    • Hidden Transcripts of the Gig Economy: Labour Agency and the New Art of Resistance among African Gig Workers. (New Publication)

      21 December 2019

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      I have a new publication out with my colleague Amir Anwar that draws on the years of research we have done with digital workers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Details, and ...
      Read More Hidden Transcripts of the Gig Economy: Labour Agency and the New Art of Resistance among African Gig Workers. (New Publication)

    • How to build a fairer gig economy in 4 steps by Professor Mark Graham

      4 November 2019

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      You’ve probably heard at least two things about the gig economy. First, that it’s big. In 2019, roughly one-in-10 workers in the UK earns a living in the gig ...
      Read More How to build a fairer gig economy in 4 steps by Professor Mark Graham

    • Fairwork Foundation’s First Annual Report Released!

      17 October 2019

      Authors:

      Mark Graham
      Srujana Katta

      The Fairwork Foundation – an organisation supported by the OII – is delighted to announce the release of our first major report, The Five Pillars of Fairwork. This report ...
      Read More Fairwork Foundation’s First Annual Report Released!

    • Coming soon… The Gig Economy A Critical Introduction

      17 August 2019

      Authors:

      Mark Graham
      Victoria Nash

      I’m very happy to announce the first sharable details about my new forthcoming book (co-authored with Jamie Woodcock). The book will be out in November, but you can already ...
      Read More Coming soon… The Gig Economy A Critical Introduction

    • Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing Our Lives (2nd Edition)

      25 July 2019

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      I’m thrilled to announce that the second edition of Society and the Internet is now out!! The book has been fully updated since the first edition and contains new chapters on ...
      Read More Society and the Internet: How Networks of Information and Communication are Changing Our Lives (2nd Edition)

    • Join our team. We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher.

      18 June 2019

      Author:

      Mark Graham

        Postdoctoral Researcher Oxford Internet Institute, 1 St Giles, Oxford Grade 7: £32,236 – £39,609 p.a. We are looking for someone to join our team of researchers from around the world. ...
      Read More Join our team. We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher.

    • The Digital Knowledge Economy Index: Mapping Content Production

      23 May 2019

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      The Geonet team has a new paper out: Ojanperä, S., Graham, M., and Zook, M. 2019. The Digital Knowledge Economy Index: Mapping Content Production. The Journal of Development Studies. ...
      Read More The Digital Knowledge Economy Index: Mapping Content Production

    • Will AI kill development?

      7 April 2019

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      I had the opportunity to contribute to this new BCC World Service programme ‘Will AI kill development?’. Listen here, or contact me for an mp3 if you’re unable to ...
      Read More Will AI kill development?

    • New article – The Global Gig Economy: Towards a Planetary Labour Market?

      7 April 2019

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      Amir Anwar and I have a new article out in First Monday. The piece think through what a planetary labour market entails, how it is relationally, spatially, and discursively ...
      Read More New article – The Global Gig Economy: Towards a Planetary Labour Market?

    • Networked but Commodified: The (Dis)Embeddedness of Digital Labour in the Gig Economy

      4 March 2019

      Author:

      Mark Graham

      I have a new article out with some colleagues: Wood, A., Graham, M., Lehdonvirta, A., and Hjorth, I. 2019. Networked but Commodified: The (Dis)Embeddedness of Digital Labour in the ...
      Read More Networked but Commodified: The (Dis)Embeddedness of Digital Labour in the Gig Economy

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