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Global South Creator Cultures
New Delhi: Routledge India (2026), x, 196 pp.
"Global South Creator Cultures situates creator labour within the geographic specificities of nation-states and examines the working conditions of social media creators and the geographical challenges of their work, offering a four-part conceptual framework for studying creator cultures. Rather than
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Gendered inequalities of platform work in Africa: Findings from a multi-country analysis
Platforms & Society, volume 2 (2025), 16 pp.
"Hopes that the growth of platform work in Africa will provide new opportunities for women’s employment have not yet been matched by empirical research. Based on a five-country survey of workers on 18 platforms across four sectors (ride-hailing, delivery, professional, microtasks), the research re
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Digitaler Kolonialismus: Wie Tech-Konzerne und Großmächte die Welt unter sich aufteilen
Deep Insights
München: Beck (2025), 351 pp.
"Das Versprechen der Digitalen Revolution ist die Heilserzählung unsererZeit. Dieses Buch erzählt eine andere Geschichte: Die des digitalen Kolonialismus. Statt physisches Land einzunehmen, erobern die heutigen Kolonialherren den digitalen Raum. Statt nach Gold und Diamanten lassen sie unter mensc
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Filmgeschäftsführung: Kostenmanagement bei Film und Fernsehen
Köln: Herbert von Halem Verlag, 4, komplett überarb. Aufl. (2024), 211 pp.
Knowledge Workers of the Digital World, Unite! Knowledge Workers’ Workplace Surveillance and Hidden Transcripts in China
International Journal of Communication, volume 18 (2024), pp. 3163-3184
"In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a growing use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for the purposes of labor control and surveillance. This trend significantly affects the knowledge workers who are deeply connected with ICT. However, there is a lack of studies tackl
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Fairwork Chile Ratings 2024: Labour Standards in the Platform Economy.
Santiago; Oxford: Fairwork (2024), 35 pp.
Fairwork India Ratings 2024: Labour Standards in the Platform Economy.
Bangalore; Oxford: Fairwork (2024), 39 pp.
"1. Only bigbasket and Urban Company were awarded the first point under Fair Pay for instituting a minimum wage policy that guaranteed all their workers earn at least the hourly local minimum wage after factoring in work-related costs. No platform earned the second point under Fair Pay, which requir
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A Review of Policy Options and Scenarios on Philippine Platform Work
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork (2024), 38 pp.
"The Policy Brief covers pathways for reform of government regulation or public policy with respect to areas applicable to platform workers. These include: a) Laws and statutes enacted by the legislative branch or Congress; and b) Administrative issuances made by the executive branch [...] Further,
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An Urgent Call for Fair Working Conditions in Africa
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork; African Platform Workers Representatives (APWR) (2024), 10 pp.
"The APWR calls on regional institutions and national government agencies to consider the following recommendations: 1. Standardise commission rates [...]
2. Mandate platforms to provide risk mitigation strategies and safety nets [...]
3. The contracts and/or terms and conditions must be subject to
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Exclusive: OpenAI Used Kenyan Workers on Less Than $2 Per Hour to Make ChatGPT Less Toxic
Time, January 18 (2023)
"[...] ChatGPT’s creator, OpenAI, is now reportedly in talks with investors to raise funds at a $29 billion valuation, including a potential $10 billion investment by Microsoft. That would make OpenAI, which was founded in San Francisco in 2015 with the aim of building superintelligent machines, o
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Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy: A Collective Work of the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on SSE (UNTFSSE)
Cheltenham, UK; Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing (2023), xxvii, 479 pp.
"The Encyclopedia of the Social and Solidarity Economy is a comprehensive reference text that explores how the social and solidarity economy (SSE) plays a significant role in creating and developing economic activities in alternative ways. In contrast to processes involving commodification, commerci
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Fair work in South Africa’s gig economy: A journey of engaged scholarship
Digital Geography & Society, volume 5, issue 100064 (2023), 7 pp.
"Because of its relatively well-developed, highly urbanised economy and high penetration of mobile internet access, the platform economy took off quickly in South Africa, with international players vying for market share and local platforms pursuing more innovative approaches. Digital labour platfor
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Fairwork Mexico Ratings 2022: Labour Standards in the Platform Economy
Mexico; Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork (2023), 39 pp.
"An urgent finding of this first Fairwork Mexico report was impact platform work has on the physical and mental health of workers. Indeed, in megacities like Mexico City, and in urban environments marked by traffic congestion, pollution and fast-paced city life, workers’ bodies are being reduced t
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Fairwork Bosnia and Herzegovina Ratings 2023: Labour Standards in the Platform Economy
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork (2023), 39 pp.
Fairwork Uganda Ratings 2023: A Need for Pro-Worker Change
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork (2023), 33 pp.
"In 2023, Fairwork conducted the first year of research in Uganda among twelve selected digital platforms. The selected platforms are in the sectors of ride hailing and food delivery. The research and rating of platforms was done as per the five Fairwork principles." (Executive Summary)
Fairwork Nigeria Ratings 2023: Advocating for Increased Safety and Security in the Platform Economy
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork (2023), 39 pp.
Fairwork South Africa Ratings 2023: Advocating for Safety and Dignity in the Platform Economy
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork (2023), 39 pp.
Fairwork Colombia Ratings 2023: The Mobilities of Gig Work in Colombia
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork (2023), 39 pp.
Fairwork Lebanon Ratings 2023: Platform Work in Times of Crisis
Oxford; Berlin: Fairwork (2023), 35 pp.
