Documenting global patterns of worker protest in the platform economy and beyond.
Leeds, United Kingdom
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🚨🥳Thrilled that this is now OUT and OA @WESjnl , after many years work. We examine patterns in drivers and strategies for platform worker protest across 1271 cases, identifying Marx and Polanyi-type dynamics of labour unrest. To read: tinyurl.com/mwhewvtj See also🧵below👇
🚨🚨Our paper “How, where and why do platform workers protest?” is now in press and can be read here: tinyurl.com/27s2ppjv. We identify "Marx" and "Polanyi"-type patterns across 1271 global instances of platform economy labour unrest (cf Silver). A brief 🧵 about key points 👇
New Index report out on platform worker protest in the UK:
leeds-index.co.uk/index-coun…
Delighted that this paper👇👇has now been awarded the Sage prize for Innovation and Excellence in Research, as (joint) best paper published in WES last year. The thread below summarises the core argument.
🚨🥳Thrilled that this is now OUT and OA @WESjnl , after many years work. We examine patterns in drivers and strategies for platform worker protest across 1271 cases, identifying Marx and Polanyi-type dynamics of labour unrest. To read: tinyurl.com/mwhewvtj See also🧵below👇
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📣 Call for papers for the CERIC Doctoral Conference 2025 is now live! 📣
📅 Wednesday 21st May, 2025
📍 Clarendon Building, University of Leeds, UK
Abstracts up to 300 words via email to: [email protected]
❗ Deadline Wednesday 16th April ❗
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In our latest country report, @MRhysPowell uses Leeds Index data to examine the emergent years of platform workers' protest in India 🇮🇳 and finds the gradual development of a nationwide movement.
Read here: 👉👉 tinyurl.com/IndexIndia
You can find our earlier reports on Germany 🇩🇪 and Mexico 🇲🇽 here: 👉👉 leeds-index.co.uk/commentary…
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📣 NEW REPORT! ‘Digital Dialogues: Shaping the digital transformation of work’, outlines key findings from our five-year programme of research. Read it here: digital-dialogues.co.uk/
@ESRC | @SussexUBusiness | @LeedsUniBSchool
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Tomorrow - CERIC Seminar online with Akram Al Ariss from @tbs_education on Employment of International Migrants. Free registration here: eventbrite.com/e/akram-al-ar…
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Mark your calendar! The first-ever #FairworkPoland ratings are launching on December 10 at 14:00 CET! 🚗🇵🇱
REGISTER NOW for the event (in Polish): facebook.com/events/83842103…
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Not long to go until our event in Manchester with @alexjkmarshall of the @IWGBunion and delivery worker Celestino Santos Pereira!
Join us to discuss the history and future of platform workers' collective action.
@mmu_decentwork @WorkEqualities @ManchesterIRS @DecentWorkCity
Delivering Justice: Towards a History of Food Delivery Workers’ Organising
Wednesday 11th December 6:30PM
Join to discuss food delivery workers’ struggle in Britain when we'll be joined by Alex Marshall, President of the @IWGBunion , Morgan Rhys Powell from @Leeds_Index
ALT The banner shows a greyed out picture of delivery workers outside a McDonalds. It features the title of the event, Delivering Justice: Towards a History of Food Delivery Workers' Organising and the date of the event, Wednesday 11th December and the logos of the event organisers at the bottom.
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Delivering Justice: Towards a History of Food Delivery Workers’ Organising
Wednesday 11th December 6:30PM
Join to discuss food delivery workers’ struggle in Britain when we'll be joined by Alex Marshall, President of the @IWGBunion , Morgan Rhys Powell from @Leeds_Index
ALT The banner shows a greyed out picture of delivery workers outside a McDonalds. It features the title of the event, Delivering Justice: Towards a History of Food Delivery Workers' Organising and the date of the event, Wednesday 11th December and the logos of the event organisers at the bottom.
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🎉 We are delighted to announce that the UKRI Economic and Social Research Council (@ESRC) has awarded Digit £8.3 million for a further five years to study the UK's evolving digital work ecosystem.
Really happy that the Leeds Index team contributes to this great collection! Our chapter is about how institutional differences across Europe generate different patterns of platform worker unrest.
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BREAKING: Workers at Royal Mail subsidiary eCourier are balloting to STRIKE.
They've been misclassified as independent contractors, illegally denied basic rights like holidays & pensions.
They're fighting to transform the gig economy from the ground up.
novaramedia.com/2024/10/09/r…
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PGSWRN Post Graduate Conference 2024 – “Sex Work: Exploring Labour, Work, and Employment” programme available at: pgrswn.godaddysites.com/
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@ivanapais @CERIC_LUBS @digitcentre speaking on digital platforms for homecare workers in the UK
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@Raecooper1 presents @CERIC_LUBS @digitcentre explaining the ‘problem’ of male-dominated jobs - pipeline or pond
Huge thanks to @PactaIndia for inviting us to take part in such an insightful event discussing platform working conditions and regulation in India.
💻 Join us for today an insightful discussion on improving working conditions for #gigworkers.
🔗princeton.zoom.us/j/93392173…
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, 10th September 2024
⏰ Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
