Fairwork
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Fairwork
@towardsfairwork.bsky.social
· Nov 18
👋Hi! We're #Fairwork, an action research project known for developing groundbreaking insights about the plight of digital workers in 39 countries across four continents. Through rigorous research, we show that better and fairer jobs are possible.
Want to learn more? Read below & visit www.fair.work
Want to learn more? Read below & visit www.fair.work
A landmark ruling in Peru has recognised that delivery workers hired via platforms can be employees—not contractors.
With 23 legislative attempts stalled, this judicial decision redefines labour relations in a rapidly growing digital sector.
Read the full blog:
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With 23 legislative attempts stalled, this judicial decision redefines labour relations in a rapidly growing digital sector.
Read the full blog:
buff.ly/3kpbsFN
October 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A landmark ruling in Peru has recognised that delivery workers hired via platforms can be employees—not contractors.
With 23 legislative attempts stalled, this judicial decision redefines labour relations in a rapidly growing digital sector.
Read the full blog:
buff.ly/3kpbsFN
With 23 legislative attempts stalled, this judicial decision redefines labour relations in a rapidly growing digital sector.
Read the full blog:
buff.ly/3kpbsFN
Curious about how platforms in Germany score on fair working conditions?
Our new video breaks down the Fairwork Germany 2025 ratings — platform by platform, principle by principle.
Watch the full video here:
www.youtube.com/embed/_2Dw0m...
Read the report:
fair.work/en/fw/public...
Our new video breaks down the Fairwork Germany 2025 ratings — platform by platform, principle by principle.
Watch the full video here:
www.youtube.com/embed/_2Dw0m...
Read the report:
fair.work/en/fw/public...
October 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Curious about how platforms in Germany score on fair working conditions?
Our new video breaks down the Fairwork Germany 2025 ratings — platform by platform, principle by principle.
Watch the full video here:
www.youtube.com/embed/_2Dw0m...
Read the report:
fair.work/en/fw/public...
Our new video breaks down the Fairwork Germany 2025 ratings — platform by platform, principle by principle.
Watch the full video here:
www.youtube.com/embed/_2Dw0m...
Read the report:
fair.work/en/fw/public...
New release: Fairwork Philippines 2025
The report exposes the ongoing challenges faced by platform workers in the Philippines — including legal gaps, precarious work, and algorithmic oversight.
Read the full report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #Philippines #GigEconomy #LabourRights
The report exposes the ongoing challenges faced by platform workers in the Philippines — including legal gaps, precarious work, and algorithmic oversight.
Read the full report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #Philippines #GigEconomy #LabourRights
October 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New release: Fairwork Philippines 2025
The report exposes the ongoing challenges faced by platform workers in the Philippines — including legal gaps, precarious work, and algorithmic oversight.
Read the full report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #Philippines #GigEconomy #LabourRights
The report exposes the ongoing challenges faced by platform workers in the Philippines — including legal gaps, precarious work, and algorithmic oversight.
Read the full report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #Philippines #GigEconomy #LabourRights
Just Launched: Fairwork Indonesia 2025 Report
Caught in the Crossfire — This year’s report exposes persistently poor working conditions across major platforms in Indonesia. No platform scored above 2/10.
Explore the full findings now on our website:
buff.ly/dPS5GSX
#Fairwork #Indonesia #PlatformWork
Caught in the Crossfire — This year’s report exposes persistently poor working conditions across major platforms in Indonesia. No platform scored above 2/10.
Explore the full findings now on our website:
buff.ly/dPS5GSX
#Fairwork #Indonesia #PlatformWork
September 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Just Launched: Fairwork Indonesia 2025 Report
Caught in the Crossfire — This year’s report exposes persistently poor working conditions across major platforms in Indonesia. No platform scored above 2/10.
Explore the full findings now on our website:
buff.ly/dPS5GSX
#Fairwork #Indonesia #PlatformWork
Caught in the Crossfire — This year’s report exposes persistently poor working conditions across major platforms in Indonesia. No platform scored above 2/10.
Explore the full findings now on our website:
buff.ly/dPS5GSX
#Fairwork #Indonesia #PlatformWork
Meet our new Fairwork Supporter: Workers’ House (بيت العمال), a civil society organisation based in Amman, Jordan.
Workers’ House is committed to protecting labour rights through research, advocacy, legal analysis, training, and awareness-raising.
Together, we stand for fair platform work worldwide
Workers’ House is committed to protecting labour rights through research, advocacy, legal analysis, training, and awareness-raising.
Together, we stand for fair platform work worldwide
September 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Meet our new Fairwork Supporter: Workers’ House (بيت العمال), a civil society organisation based in Amman, Jordan.
Workers’ House is committed to protecting labour rights through research, advocacy, legal analysis, training, and awareness-raising.
Together, we stand for fair platform work worldwide
Workers’ House is committed to protecting labour rights through research, advocacy, legal analysis, training, and awareness-raising.
Together, we stand for fair platform work worldwide
Platform workers in the Philippines face harsh realities — from extreme weather to insecure working conditions.
Join us for the Fairwork Philippines 2025 Report Launch:
Sept 30 | 1:30–3:00 PM
De La Salle University – Manila (Hybrid)
Register: bit.ly/FairworkPH20...
Join us for the Fairwork Philippines 2025 Report Launch:
Sept 30 | 1:30–3:00 PM
De La Salle University – Manila (Hybrid)
Register: bit.ly/FairworkPH20...
September 24, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Platform workers in the Philippines face harsh realities — from extreme weather to insecure working conditions.
Join us for the Fairwork Philippines 2025 Report Launch:
Sept 30 | 1:30–3:00 PM
De La Salle University – Manila (Hybrid)
Register: bit.ly/FairworkPH20...
Join us for the Fairwork Philippines 2025 Report Launch:
Sept 30 | 1:30–3:00 PM
De La Salle University – Manila (Hybrid)
Register: bit.ly/FairworkPH20...
The Fairwork Brazil 2025 report is now live.
This year’s research highlights the worsening debt cycles and structural precarity experienced by platform workers in Brazil.
Read more: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #DigitalWork #Brazil
This year’s research highlights the worsening debt cycles and structural precarity experienced by platform workers in Brazil.
Read more: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #DigitalWork #Brazil
September 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The Fairwork Brazil 2025 report is now live.
This year’s research highlights the worsening debt cycles and structural precarity experienced by platform workers in Brazil.
Read more: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #DigitalWork #Brazil
This year’s research highlights the worsening debt cycles and structural precarity experienced by platform workers in Brazil.
Read more: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #DigitalWork #Brazil
Indonesia Fairwork report launches 25 Sept!
We’ll dive into what platform workers are facing and what decent work should look like.
Save the date
#Indonesia #Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour
We’ll dive into what platform workers are facing and what decent work should look like.
Save the date
#Indonesia #Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Indonesia Fairwork report launches 25 Sept!
We’ll dive into what platform workers are facing and what decent work should look like.
Save the date
#Indonesia #Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour
We’ll dive into what platform workers are facing and what decent work should look like.
Save the date
#Indonesia #Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour
Call for Papers | AAG 2026
AI is built on global supply chains that concentrate value + spread harm. Our session asks: how do we map these inequalities + locate resistance?
Abstracts due 14 Oct.
Details fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...
#AI #CallForPapers #Fairwork #AAG2026
AI is built on global supply chains that concentrate value + spread harm. Our session asks: how do we map these inequalities + locate resistance?
Abstracts due 14 Oct.
Details fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...
#AI #CallForPapers #Fairwork #AAG2026
September 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Call for Papers | AAG 2026
AI is built on global supply chains that concentrate value + spread harm. Our session asks: how do we map these inequalities + locate resistance?
Abstracts due 14 Oct.
Details fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...
#AI #CallForPapers #Fairwork #AAG2026
AI is built on global supply chains that concentrate value + spread harm. Our session asks: how do we map these inequalities + locate resistance?
Abstracts due 14 Oct.
Details fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...
#AI #CallForPapers #Fairwork #AAG2026
Brazil report goes live on 23 Sept!
We reveal what’s really happening behind the platforms and how to push for better rights.
Register here: wzb-eu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Fairwork #Brazil #GigWork #PlatformEconomy
We reveal what’s really happening behind the platforms and how to push for better rights.
Register here: wzb-eu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Fairwork #Brazil #GigWork #PlatformEconomy
September 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Brazil report goes live on 23 Sept!
We reveal what’s really happening behind the platforms and how to push for better rights.
Register here: wzb-eu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Fairwork #Brazil #GigWork #PlatformEconomy
We reveal what’s really happening behind the platforms and how to push for better rights.
Register here: wzb-eu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Fairwork #Brazil #GigWork #PlatformEconomy
Fairwork Indonesia Report 2025
Launching 25 September | 1:00PM Jakarta Time
We’re diving into what platform work looks like in Indonesia today—highlighting key findings from this year’s ratings, worker voices, and urgent policy gaps.
The event will be hybrid and open to all.
Registration info soon
Launching 25 September | 1:00PM Jakarta Time
We’re diving into what platform work looks like in Indonesia today—highlighting key findings from this year’s ratings, worker voices, and urgent policy gaps.
The event will be hybrid and open to all.
Registration info soon
September 18, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Fairwork Indonesia Report 2025
Launching 25 September | 1:00PM Jakarta Time
We’re diving into what platform work looks like in Indonesia today—highlighting key findings from this year’s ratings, worker voices, and urgent policy gaps.
The event will be hybrid and open to all.
Registration info soon
Launching 25 September | 1:00PM Jakarta Time
We’re diving into what platform work looks like in Indonesia today—highlighting key findings from this year’s ratings, worker voices, and urgent policy gaps.
The event will be hybrid and open to all.
Registration info soon
When regulation ignores workers, it risks reinforcing the very problems it aims to solve.
Kenya’s proposed Bill deserves scrutiny — and solidarity.
#Fairwork #Kenya #GigWork #PlatformLabour #WorkersFirst
Kenya’s proposed Bill deserves scrutiny — and solidarity.
#Fairwork #Kenya #GigWork #PlatformLabour #WorkersFirst
September 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
When regulation ignores workers, it risks reinforcing the very problems it aims to solve.
Kenya’s proposed Bill deserves scrutiny — and solidarity.
#Fairwork #Kenya #GigWork #PlatformLabour #WorkersFirst
Kenya’s proposed Bill deserves scrutiny — and solidarity.
#Fairwork #Kenya #GigWork #PlatformLabour #WorkersFirst
AI runs on invisible labour — and we’re done letting it stay hidden.
Introducing Audit Watch: a space to surface what’s really going on behind the platforms.
Workers, researchers, whistleblowers — your voice matters.
Submit or learn more: fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AuditWatch #AIlabour
Introducing Audit Watch: a space to surface what’s really going on behind the platforms.
Workers, researchers, whistleblowers — your voice matters.
Submit or learn more: fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AuditWatch #AIlabour
September 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
AI runs on invisible labour — and we’re done letting it stay hidden.
Introducing Audit Watch: a space to surface what’s really going on behind the platforms.
Workers, researchers, whistleblowers — your voice matters.
Submit or learn more: fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AuditWatch #AIlabour
Introducing Audit Watch: a space to surface what’s really going on behind the platforms.
Workers, researchers, whistleblowers — your voice matters.
Submit or learn more: fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AuditWatch #AIlabour
We're going live on 3 September at 1PM UK time to talk about labour in AI supply chains and how certification can support accountability.
Join us: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6
#Fairwork #AI #GigWork #EthicalAI
Join us: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6
#Fairwork #AI #GigWork #EthicalAI
August 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
We're going live on 3 September at 1PM UK time to talk about labour in AI supply chains and how certification can support accountability.
Join us: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6
#Fairwork #AI #GigWork #EthicalAI
Join us: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6
#Fairwork #AI #GigWork #EthicalAI
Right2WorkNG has joined the Fairwork Pledge. Based in Nigeria, they advocate for fair conditions for informal and platform workers—while investing in youth labour education.
Discover their work: right2work.ng
Become a partner: fair.work/pledge
#Fairwork #GigEconomy #PlatformWork #Nigeria
Discover their work: right2work.ng
Become a partner: fair.work/pledge
#Fairwork #GigEconomy #PlatformWork #Nigeria
August 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Right2WorkNG has joined the Fairwork Pledge. Based in Nigeria, they advocate for fair conditions for informal and platform workers—while investing in youth labour education.
Discover their work: right2work.ng
Become a partner: fair.work/pledge
#Fairwork #GigEconomy #PlatformWork #Nigeria
Discover their work: right2work.ng
Become a partner: fair.work/pledge
#Fairwork #GigEconomy #PlatformWork #Nigeria
We’re hosting a live webinar and Q&A on September 3 at 1 PM UK time: Building Fair AI Supply Chains.
Prof. Mark Graham and Patrick Feuerstein will unpack AI’s hidden labour, supply chain risks, and introduce the new Fairwork AI Certification.
Register here: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6
Prof. Mark Graham and Patrick Feuerstein will unpack AI’s hidden labour, supply chain risks, and introduce the new Fairwork AI Certification.
Register here: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6
August 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
We’re hosting a live webinar and Q&A on September 3 at 1 PM UK time: Building Fair AI Supply Chains.
Prof. Mark Graham and Patrick Feuerstein will unpack AI’s hidden labour, supply chain risks, and introduce the new Fairwork AI Certification.
Register here: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6
Prof. Mark Graham and Patrick Feuerstein will unpack AI’s hidden labour, supply chain risks, and introduce the new Fairwork AI Certification.
Register here: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6
Fairwork’s Tobias Kuttler joined cnbcafrica to unpack findings from our South Africa report—spotlighting fairness (or the lack of it) in the gig economy.
Watch here: www.cnbcafrica.com/media/gdPxmr...
#Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour #SouthAfrica
Watch here: www.cnbcafrica.com/media/gdPxmr...
#Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour #SouthAfrica
August 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Fairwork’s Tobias Kuttler joined cnbcafrica to unpack findings from our South Africa report—spotlighting fairness (or the lack of it) in the gig economy.
Watch here: www.cnbcafrica.com/media/gdPxmr...
#Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour #SouthAfrica
Watch here: www.cnbcafrica.com/media/gdPxmr...
#Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour #SouthAfrica
Fairwork’s Mark Graham speaks to Globalnyt about the invisible labour powering today’s AI systems—and why tech firms must do better.
Read (in Danish): globalnyt.dk/professor-ka...
#AI #GigWork #Fairwork #DigitalLabour
Read (in Danish): globalnyt.dk/professor-ka...
#AI #GigWork #Fairwork #DigitalLabour
August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Fairwork’s Mark Graham speaks to Globalnyt about the invisible labour powering today’s AI systems—and why tech firms must do better.
Read (in Danish): globalnyt.dk/professor-ka...
#AI #GigWork #Fairwork #DigitalLabour
Read (in Danish): globalnyt.dk/professor-ka...
#AI #GigWork #Fairwork #DigitalLabour
What does an ethical AI supply chain look like in practice?
In this walkthrough, a company like LLMWorks commits to fair labor practices in its AI supply chain, works with Fairwork to implement change, and earns certification.
Learn more: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...
In this walkthrough, a company like LLMWorks commits to fair labor practices in its AI supply chain, works with Fairwork to implement change, and earns certification.
Learn more: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...
August 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
What does an ethical AI supply chain look like in practice?
In this walkthrough, a company like LLMWorks commits to fair labor practices in its AI supply chain, works with Fairwork to implement change, and earns certification.
Learn more: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...
In this walkthrough, a company like LLMWorks commits to fair labor practices in its AI supply chain, works with Fairwork to implement change, and earns certification.
Learn more: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...
Fairer data work can be done.
Our GPAI report on Humans in the Loop shows how 14 concrete changes improved worker conditions, earning a 6/10 on the Fairwork AI Principles.
Read: fair.work/en/fw/public...
Our GPAI report on Humans in the Loop shows how 14 concrete changes improved worker conditions, earning a 6/10 on the Fairwork AI Principles.
Read: fair.work/en/fw/public...
August 13, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Fairer data work can be done.
Our GPAI report on Humans in the Loop shows how 14 concrete changes improved worker conditions, earning a 6/10 on the Fairwork AI Principles.
Read: fair.work/en/fw/public...
Our GPAI report on Humans in the Loop shows how 14 concrete changes improved worker conditions, earning a 6/10 on the Fairwork AI Principles.
Read: fair.work/en/fw/public...
Audit or Certification?
Fairwork offers both:
Audit = internal insights
Certification = public proof of fairness
Same framework, different outcomes.
Learn what fits your AI supply chain: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...
Fairwork offers both:
Audit = internal insights
Certification = public proof of fairness
Same framework, different outcomes.
Learn what fits your AI supply chain: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...
August 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Audit or Certification?
Fairwork offers both:
Audit = internal insights
Certification = public proof of fairness
Same framework, different outcomes.
Learn what fits your AI supply chain: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...
Fairwork offers both:
Audit = internal insights
Certification = public proof of fairness
Same framework, different outcomes.
Learn what fits your AI supply chain: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...
Fairwork’s approach to platform accountability is now featured in Environment and Planning A.
The new article breaks down how action research can create real-world change for gig workers.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#Fairwork #PlatformWork #ActionResearch #LabourRights
The new article breaks down how action research can create real-world change for gig workers.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#Fairwork #PlatformWork #ActionResearch #LabourRights
August 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Fairwork’s approach to platform accountability is now featured in Environment and Planning A.
The new article breaks down how action research can create real-world change for gig workers.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#Fairwork #PlatformWork #ActionResearch #LabourRights
The new article breaks down how action research can create real-world change for gig workers.
Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#Fairwork #PlatformWork #ActionResearch #LabourRights
Fairwork Germany Report 2025
We rated 7 digital labour platforms in Germany.
Only 1 scored above 4/10
6 scored zero
No platform met all 5 principles of fair work
Migrant workers remain especially vulnerable.
Read the report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #Germany #GigWork
We rated 7 digital labour platforms in Germany.
Only 1 scored above 4/10
6 scored zero
No platform met all 5 principles of fair work
Migrant workers remain especially vulnerable.
Read the report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #Germany #GigWork
August 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Fairwork Germany Report 2025
We rated 7 digital labour platforms in Germany.
Only 1 scored above 4/10
6 scored zero
No platform met all 5 principles of fair work
Migrant workers remain especially vulnerable.
Read the report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #Germany #GigWork
We rated 7 digital labour platforms in Germany.
Only 1 scored above 4/10
6 scored zero
No platform met all 5 principles of fair work
Migrant workers remain especially vulnerable.
Read the report: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #Germany #GigWork
From invisible labour to hidden data pipelines — AI isn’t built in a vacuum. These 5 principles define what a fair AI supply chain should look like. Is your company ready to meet the standard?
Learn more at fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AISupplyChain
Learn more at fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AISupplyChain
August 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
From invisible labour to hidden data pipelines — AI isn’t built in a vacuum. These 5 principles define what a fair AI supply chain should look like. Is your company ready to meet the standard?
Learn more at fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AISupplyChain
Learn more at fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AISupplyChain
New research: “Planetary Sex Markets”
Platforms like OnlyFans and Chaturbate are creating global markets for sex work. Our new article shows how these platforms reshape who gets work—and on what terms.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#SexWorkIsWork #Fairwork #PlatformLabour #DigitalWork
Platforms like OnlyFans and Chaturbate are creating global markets for sex work. Our new article shows how these platforms reshape who gets work—and on what terms.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#SexWorkIsWork #Fairwork #PlatformLabour #DigitalWork
August 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
New research: “Planetary Sex Markets”
Platforms like OnlyFans and Chaturbate are creating global markets for sex work. Our new article shows how these platforms reshape who gets work—and on what terms.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#SexWorkIsWork #Fairwork #PlatformLabour #DigitalWork
Platforms like OnlyFans and Chaturbate are creating global markets for sex work. Our new article shows how these platforms reshape who gets work—and on what terms.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
#SexWorkIsWork #Fairwork #PlatformLabour #DigitalWork