From 23 February to 5 March 2025, Alina Östling visited Lisbon, Portugal, to collaborate with Prof. Nuno M. Garcia, a member of the PWILL Action. The primary focus was on assisting Working Group 3 (WG3) in developing an open access repository of alternative platform work projects, with a strong emphasis on intersectionality.
During the visit, they worked on classifying various platform and cooperative cases from different countries and sectors, including car sharing, food delivery, and resource sharing. They also brainstormed ideas for future publications and projects, as well as potential collaborations with other P-WILL members.
Looking ahead, Alina is excited about future collaborations and the potential impact of their work on the field of platform labour. They will continue refining the classification framework with WG3 and integrating draft criteria with other P-WILL members. Plans are also underway to discuss which journals to target for publication, with a list of potential journals already in place. In addition, Alina, along with a group of other P-WILL action members (including the chair of WG3), is currently conceptualizing research ideas for the CERV Programme Civil Dialogue: CERV-2025-CITIZENS-CIV funding call, which aims to contribute to the broader goals of the P-WILL action.
I am excited about the future collaborations and the impact our work might have on the field of platform labour. We will continue to work with WG3 to refine the classification framework and integrate the draft criteria jointly with other P-WILL members – Alina Ostling