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 👇
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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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Calling all Management Consultancy academics - we would love to have you working for us at @CERIC_LUBS @LeedsUniBSchool @UniLeeds we are currently advertising for a Professor in Management Consultancy to join a friendly, research active group pls RT jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.asp…
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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: cericphd@leeds.ac.uk
❗ Deadline Wednesday 16th April ❗
bit.ly/4jTNJu2
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🚨🚨NEW!🚨🚨
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
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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…
@wzb.bsky.social @oiioxford.bsky.social
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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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Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest retweeted
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.
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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
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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
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