Uberisation: rights, regulation, and redistribution. Our team of researchers at Tampere University studies occupational health and safety in platfrom work.
Work Research Center has published a research report Occupational Safety and Health Risks Amongst Food Delivery Workers by @Mikko_Perkio, Benta Mbare, @Svynarenko, Lauri Kokkinen, and @merikoivusalo. Many thanks to @TSRahasto for your support!
#platformwork#platfromeconomy
Our new article:
Koivusalo, M., Svynarenko, A., Mbare, B. et al. Globalization, platform work, and wellbeing—a comparative study of Uber drivers in three cities: London, Helsinki, and St Petersburg. Global Health 20, 18 (2024). https://t.co/zmIHjpgFuJ
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Koivusalo, M., Svynarenko, A., Mbare, B. et al. Globalization, platform work, and wellbeing—a comparative study of Uber drivers in three cities: London, Helsinki, and St Petersburg. Global Health 20, 18 (2024). https://t.co/zmIHjpgFuJ
Pohjimmaisena ruokalähettityössä ovat vailla oleskelulupaa olevat, jotka tekevät työtä rekisterien ulottumattomissa. Näin epävirallinen työ, josta on haluttu eroon, tulee osa suomalaista arkea... https://t.co/lmafCYYtnv
#työ#alustatyö
Tutkimushankkeen johtaja @Mikko_Perkio: Näin ’itsensä työllistävän yrittäjän vapauden’ varjolla syntyy toiset työmarkkinat, joiden taso kulujen vähentämisen jälkeen on usein minipalkkojen alapuolella. Mutta toistaiseksi tämä on mahdollista.
#alustatyö#platformwork#työ
Kuitenkaan määräaikaisella oleskeluluvalla olevalla ei ole edes mahdollista ryhtyä yrittäjäksi ja vakuuttaa itseään yrittäjän sosiaaliturvan kautta.
#yrittäjyys#maahanmuutto
https://t.co/MxscviHpDz
Many migrant #platformwork:ers, operate in a vulnerable corner where several intersections of #precarity reduce opportunities for the workers. Operators in the #fooddelivery sector can learn from each other about making employment
conditions fair and working conditions safe.
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Food couriers staying in #Finland non-permanently face multifold challenges compared to local employees in the same occupations. Additional struggles exist with residence permits, work permits and access to social security. 4/5
#Immigration
The report Occupational Safety and Health Risks Amongst Food Delivery Workers is available for download from Work Research Center, @TampereUniSOC, @TampereUni https://t.co/lmafCYYtnv
#OpenAccess#platformwork#work#OccupationalSafety#FoodDelivery
Work Research Center has published a research report Occupational Safety and Health Risks Amongst Food Delivery Workers by @Mikko_Perkio, Benta Mbare, @Svynarenko, Lauri Kokkinen, and @merikoivusalo. Many thanks to @TSRahasto for your support!
#platformwork#platfromeconomy
Big dilemma for Uber drivers on Monday. Demand will be through the roof but Uber will keep surge pricing off for political/PR reasons. So, Uber drivers will end up transporting people below the cost of carriage yet again. Another reason @TfLTPH need to regulate PH fares.
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This week we look at @Elite_TaxiBcn's victory over Uber, Bolt & Cabify - are #Barcelona's Taxistas a model for how to stop the 'Uberisation' of the economy?
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"Myötämielisen vastaanoton siivittämänä #Uber lanseerasi toimintansa Suomessa kasvuyritystapahtuma Slushissa marraskuussa 2014." https://t.co/PSegDMFjqj
After being forced by the Supreme Court to reclassify drivers as employees, #Uber run a 'fair washing' campaign bragging of the rights they denied workers for years
Now, the latest #FairworkUK report shows Uber is still falling short of offering fair pay, contracts & management