FairCrowdWork is a joint initiative of IG Metall, the Austrian Chamber of Labour, the Austrian Trade Union Confederation, and the Swedish White-Collar Workers’ Union, in collaboration with R&D partners Encountering Tech and M&L Communication Marketing.
FairCrowdWork collects and disseminates information on micro-work, app-based work, and other forms of platform work from the perspectives of both workers and unions. The site also provides detailed information on working conditions across various online platforms, based on worker surveys.
As part of FairCrowdWork, approximately 12 platforms are evaluated, with between 25 and 100 workers interviewed per platform.
The project has developed its own methodology for collecting information from workers, using a restricted-access survey of platform workers, with respondents being paid to participate.