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    • Fair work in South Africa’s gig economy: A journey of engaged scholarship 

      du Toit, Darcy; Van Belle, Jean-Paul; Howson, Kelle; Graham, Mark (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 ...
    • International regulation of platform labor: A proposal for action 

      Fredman, Sandra; du Toit, Darcy; Graham, Mark (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 ...
    • Workers, platforms and the state: the struggle over digital labour platform regulation 

      du Toit, Darcy; Englert, Sai; Graham, Mark (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, ...