The rise of digital platforms requires a deeper understanding of the structural role of algorithmic management in work environments. In this interdisciplinary study, we examine how digital platforms, which offer …
Thousands of Google staff across the world have staged a series of walkouts in protest at claims of sexual harassment, gender inequality and systemic racism. Demonstrations at the company’s offices around the …
Four years after the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted a Resolution to begin negotiations on a binding international treaty on business and human rights, today we commence discussions on the Zero Draft of …
A broad range of feminist organizations and allies have expressed opposition and concerns over the World Bank’s recent recommendations in the World Development Report 2019, which focuses on increasing labor flexibility …
Until recently, gig economy giants such as Uber and Deliveroo did not have to worry about organised workers. That was almost by design: riders and drivers work alone, at strange hours, so …
A l’aube des années 2000, le métier de “crowdworker” a fait son apparition. Méconnu du grand public, ce job façonne Internet en réalisant une multitude de micro-tâches rapides et répétitives, …
The principality of Liechtenstein kicked off a campaign on Monday to enlist the global financial sector to fight modern slavery, flexing its role as a center of world wealth management …
Karl Marx defined the proletariat as laborers “unencumbered by any means of production” who were increasingly impoverished by the rise of machines. In that classic form, Marx’s favorite class doesn’t really …