Platform based work

Amsterdam, 29 September 2017

Platforms and stories

Microtasking

Algorithm training for autonomous driving

Platforms and stories

Student workers

Platforms and stories

Cocreating vehicles (Local Motors)

Platforms and stories

Crowdstorms: Jovoto

Why we care

employers‘ strategy of outsourcing an flexibilisation of work force:

Agency work, contract work, crowdsourcing …

the legitimate attempt of companies to bust open the traditional

structures in and between companies (hierarchies, boundaries)

the rise of the platform economy – network orchestrators (uber, air

bnb …) instead of classical companies

Platform based work ist part of ….

Why we care

What we do

Learn, cocreate, organize, CHANGE

2016: Self

employed can

become

members of IG

Metall

What we do

Create transparency (faircrowdwork.org)

What we do

Surveys on platforms

Improvement of Terms and Conditions

Ehancement Code of Conduct / Ombudsman

Workshops with Crowdworkers

Discussion about worker participation

Collective agreements

Dialogue with platforms

What we do

Very diverse groups (students, housewifes, self employed, unemployed,

employees, retired ....)

Younger than average workforce, almost 50% women

High education level, broad

knowledge

Like the work, even microtasking

requires a lot of skills

Learn about workers

Learnings

Fair payment most important issue for workers across all platforms

Learnings

Hourly Income

X-Achse: Anteil der Beschäftigten in Prozent (sortiert), Y-Achse: Höhe des individuellen

Stundenlohns in Euro

Quelle: Erhebung der IG Metall, 2. Quartal 2016

Learnings

Working hours

Learnings

Flexible working hours (30-35 hrs/week)

Enough work

Interesting, legit and respectable tasks, variety of tasks

Adequate payment

Training, advancement opportunities

Respectful communication

Security

Free W-Lan, high speed internet

Good usability, stable platform (tech.)

Fast support

Transparency

Good Crowdwork

What we do

Build an international

network

What we do

Enhance concepts of employee, employee-like person, homeworkers

Minumum fees

Right to organise in trade unions (<->cartel legislation)

Social Insurance (obligatory contribution to pension fund, lower

minimum fees medical insurance ..)

Right for trade unions to contact workers / access to platforms

Transparency and portability of reputation (systems)

If a company uses Crowdsourcing it has to be seen as a „change of

business“ (Betriebsänderung, §111 BetrVG)

Political demands

Learnings

Find a way to adress, organize and work with workers through the

internet / digital communication channels – we had to do almost

everything differently

The platforms (we speak with) are open for workers issues / changes

The workers (we got to know) appreciate unions / IG Metall and see a

great need to improve working conditions

International competition smaller than expected

Huge organizational and cultural challenge

Need to do everything differently

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Welche Bedeutung haben Plattformen?

Ungefähr 150.000 Deutsche erwirtschaften ihr gesamtes Einkommen über Online-Plattformen

Ungefähr 1,2 Millionen Deutsche generieren mindestens die Hälfte ihres Einkommens über

Online-Plattformen

Ungefähr 2,3 Millionen Menschen leisten mindestens einmal pro Woche bezahlte Arbeit auf

Online-Plattformen

Ungefähr acht Millionen Deutsche haben bereits Arbeit über eine Online-Plattform geleistet

Untersuchung der University of Hertfordshire und Ipsos MORI, in Zusammenarbeit mit der Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), UNI-Europa,

Ver.di und IG Metall

In Deutschland wurden 2.180 Personen im Alter von 16 bis 70 Jahren vom 1. bis 4. April 2016 befragt. Die Daten wurden gewichtet nach Alter, in Bezug auf

Geschlecht, Region, Arbeitsstatus, Bevölkerungsdichte in den Wohngebieten der Befragten, Hauptverdiener in einem Haushalt und Haushaltgröße.