Browsing Faculty of Law by Author "Graham, Mark"
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Fair work in South Africa’s gig economy: A journey of engaged scholarship
(Elsevier, 2023)Because of its relatively well-developed, highly urbanised economy and high penetration of mobile internet access, the platform economy took off quickly in South Africa, with international players vying for market share and ... -
The fairwork foundation: Strategies for improving platform work
(Elsevier, 2020)s paper introduces the Fairwork Foundation, a research initiative that is also developing an interventionaroundthequalityofworkondigitallabourplatforms.Lackingtheabilitytocollectivelybargain,manyplatformworkershavelittle ... -
International regulation of platform labor: A proposal for action
(Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, 2021)Platform-mediated work is a source of livelihood for millions of workers worldwide. However, because platforms typically classify workers as ‘independent contractors’, those workers are generally excluded from the scope ... -
Thinking Out of the Box: Fair Work for Platform Workers
(Routledge, 2020)The burgeoning gig economy largely operates outside of existing labour standards, mainly because in most countries workers are classified as self-employed rather than as employees. Until now, much legal effort has been ... -
Workers, platforms and the state: the struggle over digital labour platform regulation
(Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021)This chapter discusses the arguments made by digital labour platforms - and their supporters - in favour of self-regulation. Against their claims that platform self-regulation is a preferable alternative to state intervention, ...
