The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work
U. Rani. Presentation, International Labour Organization, Geneva, (May 2021)
Abstract
The digital labour platform business model is transforming the world of work in a number of ways: algorithmic management practices; changing the organization of work and work processes and shifting the responsibility of investing in capital assets and operating costs to the workers; and creating a dual labour market with a core workforce of internal employees and a large external mediated workforce. The algorithmic management practices adopted by platforms such as ratings and reputations, has implications on the workers' well-being with respect to earnings and access to work, and can lead to long hours of work impacting work-family life balance. Many workers expressed stress due to their work and risk work-related injury and lack social protection or work-injury related benefits, puts them in a vulnerable situation. There is a need to protect workers irrespective of their employment status which requires coherent and coordinated international effort.
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%X The digital labour platform business model is transforming the world of work in a number of ways: algorithmic management practices; changing the organization of work and work processes and shifting the responsibility of investing in capital assets and operating costs to the workers; and creating a dual labour market with a core workforce of internal employees and a large external mediated workforce. The algorithmic management practices adopted by platforms such as ratings and reputations, has implications on the workers' well-being with respect to earnings and access to work, and can lead to long hours of work impacting work-family life balance. Many workers expressed stress due to their work and risk work-related injury and lack social protection or work-injury related benefits, puts them in a vulnerable situation. There is a need to protect workers irrespective of their employment status which requires coherent and coordinated international effort.
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timestamp = {2023-05-16T09:42:12.000+0200},
title = {The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work},
type = {Presentation},
url = {https://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/how-the-ilo-works/multilateral-system/brics/2021/WCMS_797130/lang--en/index.htm},
year = 2021
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