Running platform economy research projects

RRR Uber – Uberisation influencing working conditions: Rights, regulation and redistribution in Helsinki, St Petersburg and London.  The project examines how regulation of platform economy relates to regulatory initiatives and context concerning social security and employment status. Project is funded by The Academy of Finland, 2019-2022

ORIFODY – Occupational Risks of Food Delivery. project analyzes the risks in food delivery platfrom work and compares them to risks in similar types of salaried or entrepreneurial work within grocery store chains. The project is funded by The Finnish Work Environment Fund (Työsuojelurahasto), 2021-2022

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A new open access article on globalization and platformwork

The project team Prof Meri koivusalo, Mikko Perkio, Benta Mbare, and Arseniy Svynarenko published a new open access article on globalization and platformwork: Koivusalo, M., Svynarenko, A., Mbare, B. et al. Globalization, platform work, and wellbeing—a comparative study of Uber drivers in three cities: London, Helsinki, and St Petersburg. Global Health 20, 18 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-024-01021-3 You can download the …

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Guide for Safer and More Secured Food Courier Work

The Guide for safer and more secured food courier work aims to help platform-based food delivery workers to be protected better against occupational and employment-related risks at work. In addition to major safety issues, this guide informs on the basics of social protection and issues that can enhance well-being in courier work, particularly from migrant …

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Research report: Occupational Safety and Health Risks amongst Food Delivery Workers

Ruokalähettien työssä riskit kasautuvat Digitaalisten alustojen ruokalähetit ovat tuoreiden tutkimustulosten mukaan jatkuvassa tapaturmariskissä. Alustojen kautta tehdyssä ruokalähettityössä on vähemmän turvallisuutta kuin perinteisen kuljetusalan ja kaupan ruokajakelutyössä. Alustatyöntekijöiden riskejä tuottavat urakkaluontoinen keikkatyö, aikapaine ja yksintyöskentely. Digitaalinen hallinta, jolla työtä ohjataan, ei ole kaikilta osin läpinäkyvää. Tutkimushanke selvitti ruokajakelutyön koettuja riskejä erilaisissa toimintaympäristöissä. Hankkeen johtaja Mikko Perkiö on huolissaan …

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Mikko Perkiö, email:  mikko.perkio AT tuni.fi

Arseniy Svynarenko, email: arseniy.svynarenko AT tuni.fi
Phone:  +358 50 318 2523

Postal address: Faculty of Social Sciences, Arvo Ylpön katu 34, 33014 Tampere University, FINLAND.