Traditional and new forms of organisation and representation in the platform economy

Bibliographic Data

ID21189749
AuthorsKarolien Lenaerts (0000-0002-3299-4690, Centre for European Policy Studies), Karolien Lenaerts Karolien Lenaerts, Zachary Kilhoffer (0009-0007-7623-0135, Centre for European Policy Studies), Zachary Kilhoffer Zachary Kilhoffer, Mehtap Akgüç (0000-0003-1683-9444, Centre for European Policy Studies), Mehtap Akgüç Mehtap Akgüç
Year2018
Volume12
Issue2
Publication date2018-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueWork Organisation Labour & Globalisation (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1745-641X • E-ISSN: 1745-6428
PublisherPluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.13169/workorgalaboglob.12.2.0060
OpenAlexW2906772688
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited6

This article investigates whether the existing frameworks of industrial relations and social dialogue can also be applied to work in the platform economy. It further questions what role the traditional Social Partners can play in dealing with the challenges of this new form of work. The article maps new forms of organisation, of both workers and platforms, and explores how these interact with the traditional actors and structures. While organising platform workers is difficult, numerous successful efforts to do so exist, including by grassroots organisations, worker cooperatives and formal unions. All of these, to different degrees, perform similar functions to those of traditional Social Partners

Business · Economic system · Economics · Grassroots · Knowledge management · Political science · Public relations · Social economy · Sociology · Computer Science · Digital Economy and Work Transformation · Engineering · Sharing Economy and Platforms · Taxation and Compliance Studies

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