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The relationship between psychosocial work factors, employee health and organisational production: A systematic review
Karlsson, Malin Lohela; Björklund, Christina; Jensen, Irene - 2012
work environment and employee health and its impact on organisational production. Searches in several databases were … factors and employee health are predictors of production loss. The evidence was clearest with regard to job strain and … musculoskeletal pain. Although there was some evidence for the impact of psychosocial work factors and the health of employees on self …
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Traditional excluding forces: A review of the quantitative literature on the economic situation of indigenous peoples, afro-descendants, and people living with disability
Gandelman, Néstor; Ñopo, Hugo; Ripani, Laura - 2007
(in land and housing, physical infrastructure, health and income); ii) labor market issues, including access to labor …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010278221
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The platform economy and social law: Key issues in comparative perspective
Daugareilh, Isabelle (contributor);  … - 2019
This Working Paper brings together two parallel but complementary approaches to the impact of the platform economy on working conditions and social law. The first part of the study shows that the business models of some platforms is a combination of technological disruption and social evasion....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014565844
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Work in the platform economy: Deliveroo riders in Belgium and the SMart arrangement
Drahokoupil, Jan; Piasna, Agnieszka - 2019
This paper presents a case study of the food delivery platform, Deliveroo, in Belgium in 2016-2018. The case offers insights on the nature of platform work, the workers who perform it, the preferences of workers, the strategy of the platforms, and the role of local regulations. Interestingly,...
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Creative labour in the era of Covid‑19: The case of freelancers
Pulignano, Valeria; Domecka, Markieta; Muszyński, Karol; … - 2021
This working paper identifies some key areas of policy intervention for advancing socially sustainable and fair solutions for freelancers working in the creative industries, who are among those have suffered the most from the economic fallout of the Covid‑19 pandemic. In particular, we focus...
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Économie de plateforme et droit social : enjeux prospectifs et approche juridique comparative
Daugareilh, Isabelle (contributor);  … - 2019
This Working Paper brings together two parallel but complementary approaches to the impact of the platform economy on working conditions and social law. The first part of the study shows that the business models of some platforms is a combination of technological disruption and social evasion....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014565920
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Using GDPR to improve legal clarity and working conditions on digital labour platforms: Can a code of conduct as provided for by Article 40 of the General Data Protection Regulatio...
Silberman, Michael; Johnston, Hannah - 2020
This paper examines how the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be used to address procedural problems faced by platform workers, including opaque rating systems, arbitrary account suspension and nonpayment, and uncommunicative clients and platform operators. GDPR provides workers with...
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Options for enforcing labor standards: Lessons from Bangladesh and Cambodia
Berik, Günseli; van der Meulen Rodgers, Yana - 2008
This study examines labor standards enforcement and compliance in two Asian economies (Bangladesh and Cambodia) that have amongst the lowest labor costs in the world but are experiencing strong pressures to improve the price competitiveness of their textile and garment exports. Analysis of...
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Digital labour platforms and migrant workers: Analysing migrants' working conditions and (over)representation in platform work in Europe
Zwysen, Wouter; Piasna, Agnieszka - 2024
Working for labour platforms is still relatively rare, but the generally poor working conditions and the impact on the world of work are the subject of much debate. Although data are scarce, there is a general consensus that migrants are overrepresented in this type of work. Platforms may well...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015054208
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The role of marriage in the causal pathway from economic conditions early in life to mortality
van den Berg, Gerard J.; Gupta, Sumedha - 2011
This paper analyzes the interplay between early-life conditions and marital status, as determinants of adult mortality. We use individual data from Dutch registers (years 1815-2000), combined with business cycle conditions in childhood as indicators of earlylife conditions. The empirical...
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