Gigpedia provides an overview of available information about the global platform economy. You will find information about existing legislation, court cases and ratings of labour standards for specific platforms. The data at Gigpedia was collected by leading research organisations in the field, including WageIndicator, Fairwork and Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest. This includes Platform Labour Ratings, Platform Case Studies, Repository of Court Cases and Platform Economy News.
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WAGEINDICATOR: LEGAL LANDSCAPE
How is platform work regulated around the world? WageIndicator collects information about the legal protections of platform workers in different countries. For example, check out which countries offer basic rights to platform workers.
FAIRWORK: PLATFORM RATINGS
Fairwork rates the working conditions of digital labour platforms based on five principles of platform work. These principles emerged from meetings with platforms, workers, trade unions, regulators, and academics and are regularly updated. Fairwork is currently active in 38 countries.
Check out the country rankings and platform scores on the Fairwork website
The Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest tracks labour unrest in platform work on a global basis. Our database and online interactive map sifts data from news reports and other online sources. Since January 2017, we have identified almost 2,000 individual protest actions by platform workers from across the globe
See what has been happening in your neighbourhood – or on other continents
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Stay up to date with the latest insights on the platform economy and the future of work, by receiving Fairwork's newsletter.
Blogs
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WageIndicator - Navigating the Tax Maze: Challenges and Alternatives in Taxing Gig Platforms
19 Apr 2024 - WageIndicator Intern Reports - The complexities of taxing gig platform transactions and workers: how the intermediary and cross-border nature of platforms, combined with the classification of gig workers as independent contractors, has made traditional tax mechanisms inadequate.
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WageIndicator - R.I.P. Platform Work Directive (and now on the move again)
19 Feb 2024 - Martijn Arets - Last week was the last attempt to get something more of the watered-down European 'platform work directive' off the ground. Unfortunately, once again member states failed to reach an agreement and the future of the Directive looks pretty bad.
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WageIndicator - Floor van Haaren (Cocoroco) on remote customer service, fair pay, and the future of the global labour market
16 Feb 2024 - Martijn Arets - Online talent marketplace Cocoroco is responding in smart ways to the global labour market. In The Gig Work Podcast, platform expert Martijn Arets talks to co-founder Floor van Haaren about fair payment, long-term relationships and the future of the labour market.
Our Podcasts
Learn more about the platform economy by listening to WageIndicator and Fairwork podcasts:
- April 2024 - Spain - Stuart to cease deliveries across the country
- April 2024 - Australia - Uber and Didi drivers protest at Perth Airport to get better pay
- April 2024 - Brazil - Rappi charges delivery drivers a weekly fee to use its app
- April 2024 - India - Swiggy gamifies health insurance for riders
- April 2024 - Italy - Uber Eats refunds rider after dismissal
COURT CASES IN THE GLOBAL WORLD OF PLATFORMS
Over the last years, there has been a large number of court cases involving digital labour platforms. We have created a global database of existing court cases concerning platform workers' rights and employment status.
View the Court Cases database.
Events
Stay updated on the events we organize to shed light on the most important issues of the gig economy:
Good PRACTICES
Here you will find additional information and case studies on the platform economy collected by WageIndicator: