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Crowdwork – a comparative law perspective

Authors: Bernd Waas, Wilma B. Liebman, Andrew lyubarsky and Katsutoshi Kezuka
Date of Publication: 2017

Just a few years ago, crowdwork was virtually unheard of. That has changed. As if a synonym for the
transformation of work in the digital age, crowdwork is a crucial element of today’s platform
economy in which firms such as Uber, Alibaba, Facebook, Google and Airbnb operate. Crowdworkers
work under very different arrangements, and each case presents a slightly different employment
picture, some crowdworkers perhaps amounting to employees, others more like selfemployed
contractors (and others somewhere in between). But because few crowdworkers currently enjoy
social protections, this study also offers a broad variety of legislative options that could work to
address such shortcomings within several legal systems. [View resource]

The Social Protection of Workers in the Platform Economy

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Authors: Forde C., Stuart M., Joyce S. et al.
Date of Publication: 2017

This study investigates the social protection of workers in the platform economy at the request of
the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee. The report reviews literature
and previous research on the platform economy with the aims of defining it and developing a
typology for understanding its nature. It discusses the growth and drivers of the platform economy,
as well as benefits and challenges for workers, reporting findings from 50 interviews conducted with
expert stakeholders in eight European countries and from an original survey of 1,200 platform
workers. It dissects the different normative layers that need to be considered when looking at the
challenges of social protection of platform workers from a legal perspective. Finally, the report
draws conclusions and makes recommendations concerning arrangements for the provision of social
protection for workers in this growing sector of the economy. [View resource]

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