Uploaded November 2018 | Updated September 2026, 28 minutes ago
There are many questions today on the long-term viability of gig economy platforms and the ways they tend to become a monopoly and exploit their users. Many people assume that this model of platform monopoly is a given.
However, growing momentum behind platform co-operatives, a movement that promote shared ownership and governance of platforms, shows that these new entities could also lead to a more inclusive labour market.
As part of the discussion around the extractive sides of centralised gig platforms, it is also important to look to the opportunities that platforms create. Many platforms centralise a fragmented and almost invisible labour market. This brings some great opportunities to represent the interests of the workers that work now under precarious conditions. What happens when we consider how these platforms can contribute to a more inclusive labour market?
There are many questions today on the long-term viability of gig economy platforms and the ways they tend to become a monopoly and exploit their users. Many people assume that this model of platform monopoly is a given.
However, growing momentum behind platform co-operatives, a movement that promote shared ownership and governance of platforms, shows that these new entities could also lead to a more inclusive labour market.
As part of the discussion around the extractive sides of centralised gig platforms, it is also important to look to the opportunities that platforms create. Many platforms centralise a fragmented and almost invisible labour market. This brings some great opportunities to represent the interests of the workers that work now under precarious conditions. What happens when we consider how these platforms can contribute to a more inclusive labour market?
