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    Matthew Cole was a Postdoctoral Researcher with Fairwork, researching global platforms. Matthew completed his PhD at the University of Leeds in 2019. Titled “The Politics of Service Production: Experiences of Low-Waged Hospitality Work in London” it examined the production of experience as a commodity and conflict in the labour process. His post-doctoral research broadly concerns the political economy of technology and work, particularly the role of artificial intelligence and platforms in the transformation of capital-labour relations. He is also a research affiliate at Autonomy, a think tank about work.

    Research Interests

    Technological change, platform work, automation, digitalisation, political economy of work, industrial relations, trades-unionism

    Positions at the OII

    • Research Associate, December 2022 - December 2023
    • Postdoctoral Researcher, November 2020 - November 2022

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    Matthew.Cole@oii.ox.ac.uk
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    I conduct my research in line with the University's academic integrity code of practice.

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    Work in the Planetary Labour Market: Fairwork Cloudwork Ratings 2021

    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.

    Report cover: Work in the Planetary Labour Market

    Fairwork UK Ratings 2021: Labour Standards in the Gig Economy

    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.

    Report cover: Fairwork UK Ratings 2021

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