I am so grateful to *finally* share my @OxfamGB discussion paper on care platforms - published last week 🎉. Thank you to @SilviaGalandini, Ridhi Kalaria and all those who have offered their time and insights to this project.

This has implications for how visible (or invisible) care platform workers’ demands are in terms of campaigning and lobbying efforts. Ongoing research is needed to understand if, and how, care platform workers may be better integrated into more visible labour movements.

Meanwhile, early years + care advocacy primarily centres formal care provision and the workforce. Part of the challenge here is that the workforce straddles both the care and platform sectors but does not fully fit in either space.

Care platforms and the workforce often fall through the cracks when it comes to discussions around care provision and platform labour. Campaigns and initiatives around platform labour focus on the more visible workforces within the platform economy. .

Care platforms and their workforce are under-researched, despite several new and ongoing research projects – both UK and globally. This lack ofdata on care platform workers makes it difficult to describe the workforce with a high level of confidence.

As the sector continues to grow rapidly and the crisis of care provision deepens, understanding care platforms’ impact on workers' rights becomes increasingly urgent. This paper maps the existing knowledge on care platforms, including the challenges they pose for workers.

New discussion paper from me for @oxfamgb on care platforms - what they are, the challenges they pose, and the implications they hold for the care and platform sectors more broadly.

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Belatedly sharing this - a total joy to write this for @oxfamgbpolicy and be given space to reflect on the UK’s care platform landscape.

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