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We see the city. Monitoring gig work, app work, and new forms of work in Edinburgh and Scotland. https://t.co/VBX8yAahSf

Joined October 2020
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@workobservatory
workersobservatory
6 months
šŸ”­The Workers Observatory is opening new hubs in Glasgow and Dundee! . šŸ“†In May, weĀ“ll organise workshops and free training for delivery riders and drivers. šŸ¤”Do you want to learn more about it?.Do you know someone potentially interested? . šŸ“§Email info@workersobservatory.com
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@workobservatory
workersobservatory
3 days
Listen live now to our chat with @Scotonomics1 on gig work, AI, and the economics of the platform economy.
@Scotonomics1
Scotonomics
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Great LIVE show tonight with @workobservatory at 8 pm. We explore the world of work and the lives of workers in Scotland. The gig economy and a #JobGuarantee are very much on the radar tonight. #MMT
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workersobservatory
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Heading to the City Chambers to open a discussion about what powers Edinburgh Council and Scottish Govt can use to make gig work fair. "That’s why we’re calling for this type of work to placed at the centre of the Scottish Government’s Fair Work agenda.".
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scotsman.com
Food delivery workers and other ā€˜platform’ workers are sitting in a dangerous blind spot of British employment law
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RT @Scotonomics1: Great LIVE show tonight with @workobservatory at 8 pm. We explore the world of work and the lives of workers in Scotland.….
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RT @Williamgallus: I'm very much looking forward to the live conversation tonight with @workobservatory at 8 pm, as we explore the world of….
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RT @CitzRights: šŸ“£ We have partnered with EMCA and @workobservatory to form the collective Migrant Justice Edinburgh. šŸ¤ MJE’s proposal has b….
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workersobservatory
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RT @apudscotos: 1. Everyone should get home safe. 2. Gig work should be fair work. In @TheScotsman I argue why @workobservatory is focusin….
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scotsman.com
Food delivery workers and other ā€˜platform’ workers are sitting in a dangerous blind spot of British employment law
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workersobservatory
29 days
RT @workobservatory: Our video's made it into @theSpurtle. We are clearly causing a stir.
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29 days
Our video's made it into @theSpurtle. We are clearly causing a stir.
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workersobservatory
1 month
RT @Ben_Wray1989: 'Almost exactly a year since the riots that saw lynch mobs attempting to set fire to hotels accommodating migrants & refu….
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workersobservatory
1 month
And tip with cash - the company often steals them otherwise!.
@owenjonesjourno
Owen Jones
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Always tip your Deliveroo driver generously.
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workersobservatory
1 month
Solidarity with London riders. Fortunately we've not heard of this happening in Scotland but please let us know of anything you notice. The crackdown is cruel and futile:.
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thenational.scot
The UK Government seems to be cooking up a nasty new slogan: stop the bikes.
@CrimeLdn
London & UK Street News
1 month
Currently happening in wood green north london. crack down on Uber and deliveroo drivers & immigration checks also
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workersobservatory
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RT @TGPWU: Telangana Gig and Platform Workers’ Union (@TGPWU) office-bearer Shaik Salauddin said minimum wage was a key demand that would e….
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workersobservatory
1 month
The Prime Minister is cooking up a nasty new slogan: stop the bikes. Here's why his hounding of food delivery riders is bound to fail.
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thenational.scot
The UK Government seems to be cooking up a nasty new slogan: stop the bikes.
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workersobservatory
1 month
Disgusting. We're taking action to stop the UK government illegally persecuting food delivery drivers.
@10DowningStreet
UK Prime Minister
1 month
We're taking action to stop migrants working illegally as food delivery drivers.
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workersobservatory
1 month
RT @Ben_Wray1989: Just Eat (Lieferando) firing 2,000 riders in Germany, 20% of the workforce. The company is increasingly reliant on sub-co….
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2 months
RT @Scottishleftrev: Our latest issue is now onlinešŸ“°. ā€œDuties Against Empireā€ features new writing on resisting rearmament, militarism, and….
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workersobservatory
2 months
RT @apudscotos: Nice to see my new article on James Steuart helping stir up discussion of the radical lineage of Jacobite thought - with cr….
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cambridge.org
The Jacobite Groundwork of James Steuart’s Political Economy
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workersobservatory
3 months
"Platform companies call themselves tech firms, but in practice they govern, control and profit from labor they claim not to own, without bearing employer responsibility.".
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phys.org
Some two‑thirds of riders and drivers for food delivery and ride‑hailing apps in the UK may work in fear of "unfair feedback" and experience anxiety over sudden changes to working hours, a new survey...
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