Research
Independent, approachable and always curious
As an independent voice and bridge-builder in the debate, I contribute to various studies on the platform economy. . Sometimes I start a research project out of my own curiosity. In addition, I often collaborate within universities and (international) consortia. This leads to both scientific publications and accessible background papers for a wide audience.
My own research
If I come across a fascinating issue, I look for partners who share my curiosity and initiate my own research. I share the results with all possible stakeholders to drive debate. For example, I set up www.deeleconomieinnederland.nl and www.platformwerk.nl to make the extent of the platform market clear to a large audience.
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences
As a member of the Civic Interaction Design (CivicIxD) research group, I conduct research on data portability in the gig economy via APIs. This research is part of the NWO-funded PlatWork-R project. My focus is on the experiences and wishes of the workers themselves and on design principles and governance mechanisms that can lead to more control by workers over their data. Part of this study will leverage the KlusCV/GigCV project, where four platforms allow workers to access their reputation data via an API in the form of a digital (PDF) resume. More than 30,000 resumes have been downloaded. Therefore, this project provides unique insights about the workers who downloaded their data.
WageIndicator Foundation
The WageIndicator Foundation aims to improve labour market transparency on a global level. With the gig team and other WageIndicator colleagues we collect, share, and compare up-to-date information on labour law, collective agreements, court cases, news and more on the gig economy. Through our research work, projects, events and content (newsletter, podcast, visuals) we actively work to enhance working conditions in the gig economy and get a better understanding of the context of the gig economy across the world.
Our actions and work on the gig economy come together on Gigpedia.org. And we created the concept and a tool called ‘Living Tariff’, where freelancers and gig workers in India, Pakistan, Kenya, Indonesia and the Netherlands (more countries will be added soon) can see how much they should earn per hour to earn a Living Wage.
Cooperation and support
Finally, I join consortia on this theme, such as NWO NWA PlatWork-r from Utrecht University. I also support various studies with my knowledge and network.
GigCV: from theory to practice
Sometimes research leads to new solutions. For example, I conducted research on the portability of reputation and transaction data for platform workers. This research was supported by several online platforms, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, UWV and FNV.
The outcome of this study was the inspiration for GigCV: an initial concept to share online data with platform workers in collaboration with four job platforms and other partners. Currently, together with scientists from five universities, I am researching the impact of GigCV on workers’ opportunities on the labor market. . Currently, GigCV has an impact on some 50,000 workers, in the coming years this number will grow to hundreds of thousands.
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