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CourCyclette

CourCyclette is a “third place” located in Val-de-Marne, near to Paris. CourCyclette is member of the Cooperative Federation Coopcycle. CourCyclette is working on a citizen project to effectively install the ecological transition at the confluence of the Marne and Seine rivers. It deploys activities in the field of transport (by bike) and food (in short […]

Coursiers de Lyon en lutte

The CGT UberEats/Deliveroo section in Lyon was formed in the spring of 2019 from the CGT Committee of Precarious Workers, with the aim of federating the workers of the delivery platforms and collectively establishing their claims. Based on democratic practices, the section aims to defend the rights of platform workers and to reach new ones, […]

Deliveroo Works Council in Cologne and other German cities

In January 2018, Deliveroo riders in Cologne announced that they would hold works council elections in February. Despite Deliveroo’s resistance to this initiative, including the dismissal of permanent staff and erasing the internal chat allowing workers to organise shifts, elections led to the setting up of the first Deliveroo works council in Germany. Riders had […]

Deliverunion

Deliverunion is a campaign launched by the anarchic grassroot union FAU (Freie Arbeiterinnen- und Arbeiter-Union). The campaign is aimed at Berlin riders working for Foodora and Deliveroo. Deliverunion fights for 5 key demands: the covering by the company of equipment repair costs that are currently borne by riders; an increase in wages of 1 euro […]

FairCrowdWork.at

FairCrowdWork is a joint project of IG Metall, the Austrian Chamber of Labor, the Austrian Trade Union Confederation, and the Swedish white collar union Unionen in association with research and development partners Encountering Tech and M&L Communication Marketing. FairCrowdWork collects information about crowd work, app-based work, and other "platform-based work" from the perspective of workers […]

FairCrowdWork.de

FairCrowdWork is a joint project of IG Metall, the Austrian Chamber of Labor, the Austrian Trade Union Confederation, and the Swedish white collar union Unionen in association with research and development partners Encountering Tech and M&L Communication Marketing. FairCrowdWork collects information about crowd work, app-based work, and other "platform-based work" from the perspective of workers […]

FairCrowdWork.se

FairCrowdWork is a joint project of IG Metall, the Austrian Chamber of Labor, the Austrian Trade Union Confederation, and the Swedish white collar union Unionen in association with research and development partners Encountering Tech and M&L Communication Marketing. FairCrowdWork collects information about crowd work, app-based work, and other "platform-based work" from the perspective of workers […]

Fairwork Foundation

The Fairwork foundation was launched in the Autumn of 2017. It gathers the expertise of several European and international universities in the fields of work practices and working conditions on digital labour platforms. Fairwork’s objectives are to imagine and help achieve a fairer platform economy with better conditions for its workers. For this, Fairwork highlights […]

Feel à Vélo

Feel à Vélo fait partie de la fédération coopérative Coopcycle. C’est une entreprise solidaire du Pays de Lorient qui emploie des coursiers à vélo, une branche de l’entreprise solidaire Optim-ism, les paniers de légumes bio. Elle souhaite participer à la transition écologique en utilisant un moyen de transport pratique et non-polluant pour vos livraisons en […]

FGTB Plateforme – ABVV Platform

The initiative was launched to help FGTB better reach platform workers, inform them about their rights and duties and offer support, all in a completely online environment. The initiative consists in a website where platform workers can find information on their rights, get in touch and share experiences with each other, and contact the trade […]