Platform economy initiatives

03 Veebruar 2021

This section of Eurofound’s web repository on the platform economy aims to provide an overview of the various initiatives that exist or that have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. As the platform economy itself is very heterogeneous, so are these initiatives. Therefore, Eurofound takes a broad understanding of ‘initiative’, which can be approximated as any organised attempt to:

  • manage platform economy based activities in order to ensure compliance with rules and regulations (for example, in August 2018, the city of Vienna announced a cooperation with an accommodation platform to ensure tax compliance of its users);
  • any non-institutionalised attempt to provide ancillary support services for platform workers, platform companies or clients (for example, workers providing each other trouble shooting assistance on a forum);
  • any proposed or undertaken action with the aim of representing actors in the platform economy in the public or political sphere (for example, Deliveroo bike couriers forming a ‘Riders Union’).

The overview organises initiatives by their function. As some initiatives have more than one function, they can occur under several headings.

This overview presents a list of initiatives known to Eurofound and does not by any means claim to be exhaustive. Furthermore, the following does not constitute any assessment of initiatives either by including them or absenting them from the list. The descriptions of the initiatives use the terms denoted by the initiatives themselves to describe their area of operation, for example ‘sharing economy’, the ‘collaborative economy’, the ‘platform economy’ or otherwise.

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CoopCycle is the European federation of bicycle delivery cooperatives. Democratically governed by cooperatives, it is based on solidarity between them and allows them to reduce their costs through...

Frizbiz is a platform for on-location medium skilled tasks, which matches workers with clients to fulfil tasks related to household repairs. It defines jobbing as ‘a concept stemming from the...

Deliveroo France proposed to cover the medical teleconsultation expense and to provide a compensation fee equal to €25 for the purchase of protective equipment for its riders. The company has also set up a compensation scheme for...

In 2015, the Estonian Tax and Customs Board approached Uber to establish an automatic earnings declaration system for drivers. Soon after, the initiative was extended to all major platforms active in Estonia including Taxify, Wolt,...

The Italian region of Lazio drafted a manifesto of the ‘Fundamental rights in the gig-economy’ and new legislation titled ‘Proposal for a regional law on...

The Deliverance Project is a network of food delivery riders and couriers in Italy working for companies such as Deliveroo, Foodora, ...

Strike Raiders is a workers’ assembly formed by delivery workers of the companies Deliveroo, Foodora, Glovo, UberEats and Just Eat in...

The Riders’ Union Bologna is active in several Italian cities. The political organisation mobilises and supports workers of Deliveroo, Glovo and others to negotiate better...

Cotabo Taxi is a cooperative taxi service operating in Bologna. It is supported by ...

Doc Servizi is a platform cooperative for the management of artistic, ...

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