FAIRWORK: TOWARDS FAIRER FUTURES IN THE PLATFORM ECONOMY

As part of the 2021 lecture series LIVING ON PLATFORMS II: STAYING WITH THE TROUBLE, the DEPARTMENT FOR VISUAL CULTURE, TU WIEN cordially invites you to a talk by SRUJANA KATTA.

In this talk, SRUJANA will discuss the platform model, the risks and harms that workers face in the platform economy, and FAIRWORK’s approach to improving working conditions in the platform economy.

As part of the 2021 lecture series LIVING ON PLATFORMS II: STAYING WITH THE TROUBLE, the DEPARTMENT FOR VISUAL CULTURE, TU WIEN cordially invites you to a talk by SRUJANA KATTA.

In this talk, SRUJANA will discuss the platform model, the risks and harms that workers face in the platform economy, and FAIRWORK’s approach to improving working conditions in the platform economy.

SRUJANA KATTA (she/her) is a researcher with FAIRWORK, an international action-research project. The FAIRWORK project is based at the OXFORD INTERNET INSTITUTE and the WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTRE. Through a global network of researchers, FAIRWORK evaluates the working conditions of digital platforms and ranks them based on
five principles of fair work. The FAIRWORK project currently operates in 20 countries across 5 continents. Across countries, FAIRWORK researchers work closely with workers, platforms, advocates and policymakers to envision and build a fairer future of work.

8.11.2021, 5-7pm CETTalk

Livestream via ZOOM

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