Collective voice and organizing in digital labour platforms in Portugal
Boavida, N., António Moniz and Isabel Roque. 2023. “Collective voice and organizing in digital labour platforms in Portugal”, Journal of Labor and Society, Vol. 26, Issue 4, pp. 455-479. ISSN: 2471-4607.
The use of digital platforms for managing work grew considerably in Portugal, especially in the aftermath of the Great Recession. This new form of digital and platform work intensified the use of an on-demand workforce, not involved in the bargaining process, subject to indecent working conditions, social control and surveillance and the possibility of accessing social benefits, creating new obstacles for organising. Between 2019 and 2021, semi-structured interviews with workers, activists involved in associations and social movements, trade unionists and key informers were conducted. Also desk research involved five case-studies in Portugal, as part of a European research project. Results allowed to establish a typification of digital platform workers and to analyse collective action and voice in the country.
Publication type:
project report
Publication language:
English
Publication date:
2023-07
Publication URL:
https://brill.com/view/journals/jlso/26/4/article-p455_001.xml
Institute:
Observatory of Technology Assessment (OAT) (OAT)
Country:
Portugal
Project:
Digital Labour Platforms - Finding new strategies to organize in Europe (OAT)

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