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kurtvandaele.bsky.social
This chapter, #Unionisation and #DigitalLabour, will be published in 2026 in the ‘Sage Handbook of Digital Labour’. @etui.bsky.social
It argues that #platformunionism has not yet crystallised into a dominant associational form
#PlatformEconomy #LabourStudies #FutureOfWork
October 20, 2025 at 5:53 AM
towardsfairwork.bsky.social
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
September 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
towardsfairwork.bsky.social
Fairwork is featured in the UN’s latest report on AI and human rights!

Our research highlights how AI supply chains affect vulnerable workers—and why fair AI must start with fair work.

Read the report: www.ohchr.org/en/documents...

#Fairwork #AI #HumanRights #PlatformWork #DigitalLabour #UN
July 1, 2025 at 4:05 PM
towardsfairwork.bsky.social
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
August 21, 2025 at 4:05 PM
botpopuli.bsky.social
In our latest article, Fasica Berhane Gebrekidan reveals how AI systems are built on the hidden labor of African data workers who endure trauma and exploitation—while Big Tech profits and looks away.

#DigitalLabour #AIExploitation #ContentModeration #PlatformWork #ResponsibleAI #GhostWorkers
May 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
economyandspace.bsky.social
OnlineFirst - "Pressure and praise as an action research methodology: The case of Fairwork" by Mark Graham, Oğuz Alyanak, Alessio Bertolini, Patrick Feuerstein, Tobias Kuttler, Funda Ustek Spilda, and Jonas Valente:

#platformwork #platformeconomy #digitallabour

journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
April 29, 2025 at 3:50 PM
deeplab.bsky.social
“The CLT worker can’t catch a break!”
New DeepLab takeaway unpacks memes, labour precarity & the digital hustle dream. Read here labdeep.com/takeaways/
Image source - © Brenda Rocha Blossom via Canva.com #DigitalLabour #CLT #DeepLab @erc.europa.eu @ucddublin.bsky.social @jessicamatheus.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
towardsfairwork.bsky.social
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
August 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
kylzjarrett.bsky.social
Now it's all official, I can let people know that I have been awarded an #ERCAdG ERC Advanced Grant for my LivePlatforms project to critically examine the actors involved in determining how - or whether - people make livelihoods in the platform economy.
#PlatformWork #DigitalLabour
erc.europa.eu European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 17
📣 Good news: 281 top researchers have just won ERC Advanced Grants!

The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part of the 🇪🇺 EU’s #HorizonEurope programme.

Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!JYKxkD

#ERCAdG #FrontierResearch @ec.europa.eu
June 17, 2025 at 11:05 AM
towardsfairwork.bsky.social
Fairwork is inviting tenders for a Fundraising Consultant to support the financial sustainability of our global research network.

Deadline: 12 May 2025
Details: fair.work/wp-admin/pos...

#Fairwork #Fundraising #Consultancy #DigitalLabour #SocialImpact
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fair.work
April 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
german-adult-news.bsky.social
OnlyFans ist kein Selfie-Spielplatz, sondern ein knallhartes Business.
Eine neue Studie zeigt: Der Großteil der Einnahmen kommt aus Chats, nicht aus Bildern.

👉 german-adult-news.com/news/onlyfan...

#DigitalLabour #OnlyFans #DigitalEntrepreneur #CreatorWork
OnlyFans Business Studie: 6 Fakten zum echten Job dahinter
Was steckt wirklich hinter dem OnlyFans Business? Neue Supercreator Studie zeigt: Erfolg kommt von Strategie und harter Arbeit, nicht nur von schönen Bildern.
german-adult-news.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
oii.ox.ac.uk
📢 On May 20 at 2PM BST, @towardsfairwork.bsky.social will launch the Cloudwork Ratings 2025 — a new report assessing fairness across 16 digital labour platforms.
🔗 Register for the launch event: wzb-eu.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#Fairwork #DigitalLabour #PlatformWork #AIWorkforce #OIIEvents
May 7, 2025 at 9:42 AM
digitfyi.bsky.social
A new study posits that AI systems, capable of scaling, learning, and producing economic value, should be recognised as a distinct factor of production - “digital labour.”

Find out what it means here ⬇️
www.digit.fyi/ai-digital-l...
#tech #digitallabour #AILabour
AI is Rendering The Way We Measure Productivity Obsolete
AI, capable of scaling, learning, and producing economic value, should be recognised as a distinct factor of production, digital labour.
www.digit.fyi
May 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
pollicy.bsky.social
To create a fair digital economy, we must design policies that address:

✔️Gender pay gaps
✔️Safety standards
✔️Access to childcare & benefits
✔️Algorithmic transparency

#DigitalLabour
April 28, 2025 at 6:21 AM
alexmiltsov.bsky.social
The postdoctoral researcher will join the Worker Experiences in the Age of Generative AI: A Study of Cognitive Labour in Canada project.

Deadline: 5:00 p.m. EST, August 5th

Please share!
working.ubishops.ca/job/postdoct...
#Postdoc #AIandWork #DigitalLabour #SSHRC #FRQ #GenerativeAI
Postdoctoral Researcher Position – Department of Sociology – Working at Bishop's
The postdoctoral researcher will develop a research program aligned with the objectives of the project. They will contribute to both qualitative and quantitative data collection, assist with data coding and analysis, and support knowledge mobilization activities.
working.ubishops.ca
July 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
cddmanchester.bsky.social
Key open-access papers of #ICT4D:

Systematic evaluation of gig work against decent work standards: www.tandfonline.com/...

#DigitalLabour #GigWork #OpenAccess
May 21, 2024 at 11:16 AM
towardsfairwork.bsky.social
Excited to welcome Simone Kadurira as Fairwork’s new Comms Manager!
She’s bringing deep experience in feminist comms + global advocacy—and big energy to our work.

Meet her in this short video and hear what she’s excited to build with us.
#Fairwork #WorkerRights #DigitalLabour #WelcomeSimone
April 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
deeplab.bsky.social
How is Instagram shaping digital work? Who benefits—and who gets left behind? Our latest report dives into the social, cultural, and political impacts of Instagram’s labour market shift. Read here: labdeep.com/reports-2/
Inquiries: deeplab@ucd.ie

#DigitalLabour #FutureOfWork #PlatformInequality
February 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
pirmk.bsky.social
Euh... C'est moi où il manque un paquet d'informations.
Qu'est-ce qu'il s'est passé entre la pénultieme et la dernière phrase ?!? Oui on devine que cela implique la consommation d'au moins une substance psychotrope. Mais... C'est à nous de faire preuve d'imagination ? Et de taffer ?
#DigitalLabour
October 25, 2024 at 6:52 AM
the-14.com
How gig platforms like Fiverr are reshaping the video game development industry
#Fiverr #Business #GigEconomy #Labour #VideoGames #GigEconomy #GameDevelopment #Freelancing #Outsourcing #DigitalLabour #GameIndustry #IndieGames #TechTrends #GigWorkers
the-14.com/how-gig-plat...
the-14.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:35 AM
towardsfairwork.bsky.social
Say hi to Shilpa
She’s joining the Fairwork team to support interviews, research, data, and project work. We’re so excited to have her with us!
#Fairwork #WelcomeShilpa #DigitalLabour
May 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
equidem.bsky.social
🎤 Hear directly from data workers
⚖️ See what justice could look like
🗣️ Speakers include Luc Triangle (ITUC), Mustafa_Qadri (Equidem) — more to be announced

#DigitalLabour #HumanRights #Webinar #AI #ILC2025 #PlatformWork #LabourRights
May 26, 2025 at 2:54 AM
cddmanchester.bsky.social
Key open-access papers of #ICT4D:

Driving the digital value network: economic geographies of global platform capitalism: onlinelibrary.wiley....

#DigitalPlatforms #OpenAccess #DigitalLabour
May 30, 2024 at 11:22 AM
cddmanchester.bsky.social
Key papers of #ICT4D:

Digital labour platforms in Pakistan: institutional voids and solidarity networks: www.emerald.com/insi...

#DigitalLabour #DigitalPlatforms
Digital labour platforms in Pakistan: institutional voids and solidarity networks | Emerald Insight
Digital labour platforms in Pakistan: institutional voids and solidarity networks - Author: Fareesa Malik, Richard Heeks, Silvia Masiero, Brian Nicholson
www.emerald.com
June 11, 2024 at 11:27 AM
towardsfairwork.bsky.social
Have you read our US report?

Fairwork scored 11 major platforms on worker fairness. Not one passed the halfway mark.
fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour #US #WorkerRights
July 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM