Przyspieszenie czy spowolnienie? Praca platformowa dostawców jedzenia w dobie pandemii Sars-Cov-2
Acceleration or slowing down? Food‐delivery platform work in the era of the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic

Summary/Abstract: The Polish food delivery market is an emerging sector in the digital economy that experienced additional acceleration during the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic. The couriers’ work for global Big Tech platforms such as Uber Eats, Glovo or Wolt has never had such a great social significance before. However, behind the slogan of platform work there are many negative consequences, including low wages, long working hours or algorithmic management over which the courier has no influence. Using the theory of social acceleration as an inspiration, in this article I set out to answer the question of whether in Poland platform cooperatives can be an alternative to global digital platforms. The relevant context is the Sars-Cov-2 pandemic. The article uses the results of in-depth interviews with couriers, fleet partners and founders/owners of platform cooperatives from the food delivery industry in Poland.

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