Theory & Practice in the Global World of Platforms - March 26, 2021

WEBINAR - March 26, 2021

2.00 PM - 4.30 pm CET 

Recent years have seen a number of changes on a regulatory level, with profound effects on platform workers. For instance, the recent AB5 law and subsequent Prop-22 (California, USA), the Code on Social Security 2020 (India) or the government decree to improve the social protection of gig workers (Italy). There is a need to assess different regulatory practices around the world and evaluate their impact on platform workers as well as innovative potential of platforms. We may also imagine regulatory systems that mix different approaches, giving platform workers more discretion as to choosing which approach is best suited for their situation.

The purpose of this Reshaping Work Onward event – “Theory & Practice In The Global World Of Platforms: Innovations And Regulation” -, organized by the WageIndicator Foundation is to hear first-hand experiences about the impacts of and innovations targeting platform workers. The event is meant to engage policy makers, labor organizers, academics, activists and platform workers in a multistakeholder debate.

Being a follow-up of our previously organized ‘Gig Economy Around the World’ event, held last October, this March 26th event will mostly focus on the regulations and innovations that took place in the last 6 months and that WageIndicator Foundation has been collecting and studying as part of the Platform Workers: Decent Rights & Pay project.

Conference Table

• Video 1: Theory & Practice in the Global World of Platforms | Platform Workers: Decent Rights & Pay
• Video 2: It is Time to Reset Gig Work Relations
• Report 1: Gig Economy India - 2021
• Report 2: Cross-Country Study on Gig Economy 2020-2021
• Report 3: Download
• Conference Bag: Download

Welcome and explanation of the rules of engagement by Paulien Osse, Director of Wageindicator Foundation.

Opening keynote speech by Niels van Doorn, Principal Investigator of the Platform Labor research project: Download

• Links shared by the speaker: Platform Labor

What is good for the Dutch Platform Workers? Key recommendations and lessons learned

Panel discussion participants:

• Veena Dubal, J.D.,Professor of Law at the University of California's Hastings College of Law
• Sreelakshmi Ramachandran from Ola Mobility Institute
  • Links shared by the speaker:
    • Reimaging Social Protection - OLA
    • Social Security for Indian Workers
    • Social Security for workers: Lessons from India in the Great California Experiment
    • Reimagining Social Protection in the 21st century: Operationalising CoSS-2020 in India
    • Women in the Driving Seat: Studying the interplay between gender and asset ownership in the platform economy
• Stefano Giubboni, Professor of Labour Law at the University of Perugia

This panel will be moderated by Rachel Rietveld , CEO / head of research and development at ArbeidsmarktResearch UvA BV (ARR)

• Hilfr and 3F on Collective Agreements by Anna Ilsøe: Download
  
  • Links shared by the speaker: The Hilfr Agreement - FAOS | Non-Standard Work in the Nordics - FAOS | Multiple jobholding in the digital platform economy
• FairWork Foundation on Platforms Scoring by Alessio Bertolini: Download
  • Links shared by the speaker: Fairwork methodology | Fairwork's network of researchers
• Nippy for Delivery on Immigrants Support by Sergio Romero: Download
• Glovo with Living Wage by Laura Garcia: Download
  • Links shared by the speaker: Glovo

• Hilfr and 3F (Denmark)
• FairWork Foundation (UK)
• Nippy for delivery (Argentina)
• Glovo (Spain)

Closing Keynote Speech by Martin Kahanec, Professor and Acting Dean (2020-21) of the School of Public Policy at the Central European University in Vienna

Platform Workers: Decent Rights & Pay and the webinar 'Theory & Practice In The Global World Of Platforms: Innovations And Regulation' have been made possible by Instituut Gak.