(Portuguese) A regulação das plataformas no setor de transporte de passageiros em Portugal e Espanha: Estratégias diferentes, coligações diferentes

(French) La régulation des plateformes dans le secteur du transport de passagers au Portugal et en Espagne: Stratégies différentes, coalitions différentes

Digital Platform Work (DPW) is part of a new phase of capitalism, in which monopolistic digital platforms use algorithms to mediate labour supply and demand. As DPW grows, the share of atypical workers in the labour market increases and European Union states are pressed to regulate it, but the strategies adopted are different. This is the case with the regulation of DPW in the passenger transport sector approved by the governments of Portugal and Spain. This paper makes a comparative analysis of these case studies based on parliamentary debates and media reports. We argue that the centre-left parties which led the governments in both countries, adopted a distinct regulation strategy because they each have specific conceptions of solidarity.

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Digital platforms,Labour policy,Labour regulation,Passenger transport

• Psychology - Social Sciences
• Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences

This publication is an output of the following project(s):

• Rebuilding solidarity in an age of job dualisation