How to make gig work fair: Professor Mark Graham and Dr Alessio Bertolini

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The episode discusses the FairWork project and its efforts to improve the fairness of gig work globally.

The FairWork project and how it is helping make short-term, low job security 'gig' work fairer across the world, with Professor Mark Graham and Dr Alessio Bertolini (Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford) In the second episode of the OII Podcast, our experts discuss topics such as: - The current state of the gig economy in the labour market, which accounts for an increasing proportion of employment: not just in service industries such as ride-hailing or food delivery, but also across academia, law, and other sectors. - How FairWork applies its research methodology to evaluate working conditions of gig workers employed by a wide range of companies, and uses its scoring system to push employers to raise working standards. - What listeners and consumers can do to make a difference and help hold companies to account when it comes to how they treat gig workers. Mark Graham is Professor of Internet Geography at the Oxford Internet Institute, a Senior Research Fellow at Green Templeton College, a Research Affiliate in the University of Oxford’s School of Geography and the Environment, a Research Associate at the Centre for Information Technology and National Development in…

People in this episode

Guests: Professor Mark Graham, Dr Alessio Bertolini

Topics covered

• gig economy
• FairWork project
• working conditions
• labour market
• employment standards
• consumer accountability

Keywords

• gig work
• FairWork
• employment
• labour market
• working conditions
• consumer action
• job security

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, FairWork

Places: Africa, Berlin, Cape Town

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