Platform work across Europe
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3F – Hilfr
The initiative began with a one-year pilot agreement between the Danish trade union 3F and Hilfr, a Danish platform offering home cleaning services. At the time the agreement was signed, Hilfr had approximately 450 workers and 1,700 clients. The pilot agreement covered pensions, sick pay, paid leave, and collectively agreed wages. At the start of […]
SRDP – Union of Digital Platform Workers
The Digital Platform Workers Trade Union (SRDP in Croatian) was set up in September 2021 with SSSH’s help. The SRDP provides support to workers in platforms by organising training events, encouraging the exchange of best practices and fostering a political discussion on the wider aspects of work in platform companies. In Autumn 2021, the SRDP […]
La Pajara
La Pajara is a bicycle delivery cooperative within the Coopcycle federation. It was created in early 2018, following the movement and protests against Deliveroo. The project was developed in collaboration with Coopcycle and launched in October 2018, with La Pajara launching its first collaborative projects and acquiring clients. Today, two people work full-time and two […]
FairCrowdWork.de
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 […]
FairCrowdWork.at
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 […]
UNITED FREELANCERS
ACV –CSC has been cooperating since beginning 2017 with the “Collectif des coursiers” to defend and try to negotiate with Deliveroo and Uber Eats in order to improve the working conditions of those workers. It has especially covered : – Organisation of various meetings with couriers to forge a “union spirit”, set-up and validate lists […]
Austrian collective agreement for couriers
The collective agreement for bicycle couriers and food delivery operators was negotiated between the Austrian Transport and Services Union Vida and the Association for freight transport with the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. The agreement, finalised in September 2019 and entered into force on 1st January 2020, was the first collective agreement for bicycle couriers in […]
HK – Voocali Agreement
On 30 September 2018, the Danish Union HK Privat, representing clerical workers and workers in retail and in related industries, signed a collective agreement with Voocali, a platform providing translation services. The agreement, aimed at ensuring fair wages and good working conditions, was achieved after a five-month negotiation. The main difficulties met in the process […]
