The emergence of labour platforms on the labour market and social struggles

Platforme dela predstavljajo novo obliko delovanja kapitalističnega sistema, ki temelji na digitalnih platformah kot posrednikih za srečevanje različnih skupin uporabnikov. Platforme dela so na trgu delovne sile poglobile trende prekarizacije in fleksibilizacije dela, zato se družboslovno raziskovanje obrača k razmisleku o možnostih za regulacijo dela na platformah. Preko pregleda ključne literature ter dokumentov skuša magistrsko delo prikazati značilnosti dela na platformah, obstoječe poskuse regulacije ter možnosti za nadaljnjo regulacijo platformne ekonomije, tako na zakonodajni ravni kot preko organizacije delavcev. Na primeru Slovenije ugotavljamo, da so na trgu delovne sile v Sloveniji prisotne platforme na področju dostave hrane, prevozov ter skrbstvenega in gospodinjskega dela. Platforme se vključujejo na že prekariziran slovenski trg delovne sile, ter preko uveljavljenih nestandardnih oblik zaposlovanja še dodatno poglabljajo trende fleksibilizacije dela. V Sloveniji pravne regulacije platformnih oblik dela ne poznamo, prihaja pa do začetkov organiziranja delavcev na platformah za dostavo hrane. Ključnega pomena za učinkovito reguliranje platformnega dela in uspešno delavsko organiziranje je dobro poznavanje značilnosti dela na platformah.Labour platforms represent a new form of capitalism, one based on digital platforms as tools for the interaction of different groups of users. As platforms intensify the precarisation and flexibilisation of labour, social science research has turned to rethinking of ways to regulate platform work. Based on a literature review and document analysis, this thesis aims to reveal the characteristics of platform work, existing forms of platform regulation and possibilities for further regulating the platform economy, on the legislative level as well as through workers’ organisation. In the case of Slovenia, we find food delivery, transport, care, and domestic work platforms on the labour market. These platforms emerge on an already precarious labour market, where they further intensify the flexibilisation of labour through existing non-standard forms of employment. There is no legal regulation of platform work in Slovenia, but workers on food delivery platforms are beginning to organise. The key to effective regulation of platform work and successful workers’ organising is a good understanding of the characteristics of platform work