OII | Pablo Aguera Reneses

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Pablo Aguera is a Research Assistant for the Fairwork project at the Oxford Internet Institute.Pablo is interested in exploring the intersections between technology, justice and development. He is currently completing a dual MSc in Global Media and Communications at LSE and the University of Cape Town. He was previously a Research Fellow at Research ICT Africa, working on issues around digital rights, internet governance and ICT regulation. He is also part of the youth advisory board for Index on Censorship.

Research Interests

Digital inequalities, digital rights, ICT regulation.

Positions at the OII

Research Assistant, September 2020 - August 2021

Contact

pablo.aguerareneses@oii.ox.ac.uk

'+44 (0)1865 287210

@pabloaguerar

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Fairwork

Fairwork highlights best and worst labour practices in the platform economy. Our goal is to show that better, and fairer, jobs are possible in the platform economy and low pay, precarity, and poor working conditions.

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Integrity Statement

I conduct my research in line with the University's academic integrity code of practice.

News & Press

Featured Report

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

Blogs & Press releases

Most digital labour platforms failing to provide minimum protections for gig workers, finds new Oxford report

8 June 2022

New Oxford report reveals best and worst practices in UK gig economy.

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Graphic: Fairwork Ecuador Ratings 2021: Labour Standards in the Platform Economy

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

30 March 2021

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

17 March 2021

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Uber’s Call for Change in Europe Shirks Responsibility while Highlighting Real Challenges say Fairwork researchers

17 February 2021

The Fairwork project based at the University of Oxford says Uber’s recent white paper on the regulation of gig work in Europe downplays the responsibility of platforms to improve conditions under existing legal frameworks.

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Press Coverage

Oxford study highlights best gig economy firms to work for

Personnel Today, 10 June 2022

Only three of the UK’s most well-known digital labour platforms – Getir, Gorillas and Pedal Me – ensure their workers earn the minimum wage, a new study suggests.

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Profile Contents

About

Research Interests

Positions at the OII

Contact

Research

Related Sites

Fairwork

Integrity Statement

News & Press

Featured Report

Work in the Planetary Labour Market: Fairwork Cloudwork Ratings 2021

Blogs & Press releases

Most digital labour platforms failing to provide minimum protections for gig workers, finds new Oxford report

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

Uber’s Call for Change in Europe Shirks Responsibility while Highlighting Real Challenges say Fairwork researchers

Press Coverage

Oxford study highlights best gig economy firms to work for

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