Collective Voice and Organizing in Digital Labour Platforms in Portugal

What is it about?

The use of digital platforms for managing work grew considerably in Portugal, especially in the aftermath of the Great Recession. This new form of digital and platform work intensified the use of on-demand workforce, not involved in the bargaining process, who were subject to indecent working conditions, social control and surveillance and the possibility of accessing social benefits, creating new obstacles for organizing. Between 2019 and 2021, semi-structured interviews with workers, activists involved in associations and movements, trade unionists and key informers. Desk research was also conducted involving five case-studies in Portugal, concerning a European research project . Results allowed to establish a typification of digital platform workers and to analyse collective action and voice in the country. _x000D_ _x000D_

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