Podcast: Introducing the Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest

Platform work is often controversial and contested, and as such there have been numerous studies of platform labour protest. However, these have tended to be single or small comparative case studies. Professor Mark Stuart and Denis Neumann talk about why there is a pressing need to explore platform worker protest on a global scale. 

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This episode was recorded remotely on 22 July 2020. A transcript of the episode is available.

The Leeds Index of Platform Labour Protest has received funding from Leeds University Business School, Friedrich-Ebert Foundation, and The International Labour Organization.