THE ATTEMPTS OF TRADE UNIONS AND PLATFORM WORKERS REGARDING THE PROBLEMS THAT EMERGE IN THE CONTEXT OF PLATFORM WORK Cover Image

PLATFORM ÇALIŞMA BAĞLAMINDA ORTAYA ÇIKAN SORUNLARA YÖNELİK SENDİKALAR VE PLATFORM ÇALIŞANLARININ GİRİŞİMLERİ
THE ATTEMPTS OF TRADE UNIONS AND PLATFORM WORKERS REGARDING THE PROBLEMS THAT EMERGE IN THE CONTEXT OF PLATFORM WORK

Author(s): Yasemin Ari Kovanci
Subject(s): Labor relations, ICT Information and Communications Technologies, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Bingöl Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü
Keywords: Platform work; Digital labour platforms; Platform workers; Trade unions;

Summary/Abstract: The platform work which has gradually become widespread in recent years is one of the new ways of work that emerge in the process of digitalisation. The platform work style, depending on the matching of demand and supply of labour through digital labour platforms, is expected to have an important place in the future of working life. The platform work style, which differs from traditional working relationship in many respects, brings many problems together with it in terms of its quality. In this study, it is aimed to examine the problems of platform work in terms of platform workers due to its specific structure and the attempts made by the trade unions and platform workers regarding the solutions of these problems. For this purpose, in this study in which literature review method has been used, the platform work has been initially dealt with in order to formulate a conceptual frame about the matter. Then the problems caused by the platform work have been included, and finally, the attempts of the trade unions and platform workers have been tried to be revealed mentioning several examples from countries.

  • Issue Year: 10/2020
  • Issue No: 20
  • Page Range: 325-352
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Turkish