Oxford Internet Institute

19 October 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

Nature just published a published a long article about the ‘three ways that the digital revolution is reshaping workforces around the world.’ Amir Anwar and I were interviewed for ... Read More The shape of work to come

7 September 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

This is a guest article written by OII doctoral candidate Godofredo Ramizo Jr., who is researching the socio-political impact of ride apps in Southeast Asian megacities. Uber and other ... Read More How Uber is changing transportation in Southeast Asia – and with what lessons for Europe

21 July 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices in the UK was published last week. The review assesses changes in labour markets and employment practices, and proposes policy solutions. One ... Read More Considering the Taylor Review: Ways Forward for the Gig Economy

11 July 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

Online Labour Index top occupation by country, 1-6 July 2017 The Internet has created a global market for digitally delivered freelance work, which is currently growing rapidly. Our new ... Read More Where are online workers located? The international division of digital gig work

10 July 2017

Authors: Vili Lehdonvirta

Online Labour Index, July 2016 – June 2017 (28-day moving average) Online freelancing and crowdwork are some of the terms used for temporary and project-based work conducted remotely over ... Read More The online gig economy grew 26% over the past year

21 March 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

This report is based on a three-year investigation conducted by researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford and the Gordon Institute of Business Science ... Read More New report: ‘The Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work At the Global Margins’

21 March 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

This report is based on a three-year investigation conducted by researchers from the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) at the University of Oxford and the Gordon Institute of Business Science ... Read More New report: ‘The Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work At the Global Margins’

20 March 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

The cartogram depicts countries as circles sized according to dollar inflow during March 2013 on a major online labour platform. The shading of the inner circle indicates the median ... Read More New Report: Risks and Rewards of Online Gig Work at the Global Margins

20 March 2017

Authors: Mark Graham

There are imbalances in the relationship between supply and demand of digital work, with the vast majority of buyers located in high-income countries (pictured). See the full article for ... Read More What Impact is the Gig Economy Having on Development and Worker Livelihoods?

13 February 2017

Authors: Alex Wood

Millions of people across the planet use online labour platforms to make their living as part of the global gig or platform economy. One part of the iLabour project ... Read More Variable geographies of protest among online gig workers

20 December 2016

Authors: Mark Graham

What do Google, Uber, and Facebook have in common? You might think that the answer is that they are all technology companies. But actually it is that they all ... Read More Let’s make platform capitalism more accountable

21 November 2016

Authors: Mark Graham

The European Trade Union Institute has just put together a 40-page report that comes out of their conference on ‘Shaping the new world of work. The impacts of digitalisation ... Read More Shaping the new world of work

27 September 2016

Authors: Mark Graham

We live in a world in which it is increasingly possible to use online labour markets to outsource work directly to any corner of the planet. Millions of new ... Read More Why the digital gig economy needs co-ops and unions

16 August 2016

Authors: Alex Wood

Last week ‘gig’ workers took to the streets in a show of public discontent. London’s Deliveroo couriers (moped or cycle riding workers who pick up food from restaurants and ... Read More It’s a matter of time: can Deliveroo deliver collective bargaining for the gig economy?