Daniel Arubayi was a Postdoctoral Researcher at Fairwork, a global project based at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. He completed his Ph.D. degree from the University of Manchester. Daniel also holds an MSc in Environment and Sustainable Development from University College London (UCL).
He has previously contributed to and is part of the International Network for Transport and Accessibility in Low-Income Communities (INTALInC), which examines the mobility needs of vulnerable urban populations in the Global South. He has also previously contributed to eradicating illiteracy in Nigeria as a teacher and an advisory board member through the SpellAfrica Initiative. He is also on the international advisory board for the Platform Work Inclusion Living Lab network (P-WILL), funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST).
His current research focuses on the impact of ride-hailing platforms on drivers and their everyday resistance against algorithmic management in Lagos, Nigeria. Daniel’s overarching research interests include but are not limited to, sustainable development, platform economy, platform urbanisms, algorithmic management, surveillance, and worker resistance.
As part of the Fairwork project, he coordinates the research in four African countries: Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, and Nigeria. He actively contributes to the research in the United Kingdom and cloudwork (i.e., global online platforms) within the project. He also leads the Middle East & Africa Regional discussions at Fairwork, including Egypt, Uganda, Lebanon, South Africa, Jordan, and Morocco.
Algorithmic Management, Gig Economy, Surveillance, Platform urbanisms, Sustainable Development, and Worker resistance.
By Kelle Howson, Hannah Johnston, Nancy Salem, Robbie Warin, Fabian Ferrari, Yihan Zhu, Pablo Aguera Reneses, Funda Ustek-Spilda, Daniel Arubayi, Srujana Katta, Shelly Steward, Matthew Cole, Adam Badger, and Mark Graham
What sort of working standards do gig economy remote workers face? This Fairwork report scores 17 platforms on the conditions they offer, and highlights the failure to offer basic standards of fairness across much of the cloudwork industry.
By Alessio Bertolini, Matthew Cole, Mark Graham, Srujana Katta, Daniel Arubayi, and Funda Ustek-Spilda
Workers in the growing gig economy face persistent gaps in worker protections. This first Fairwork UK ratings report scores ten platforms on the working conditions that they offer and highlights where labour standards need improving.
8 June 2022
New Oxford report reveals best and worst practices in UK gig economy.
25 May 2021
Eleven of the UK’s most popular digital labour platforms have been rated according to how fairly they treat workers. In the first study of its kind in the UK, Oxford researchers score companies on standards such as pay, conditions and management.
