Observatorio de Trabajo, Algoritmo y Sociedad (Observatorio TAS)
Total grants: €132,757.000
Observatorio de Trabajo, Algoritmo y Sociedad (Work, Algorithm and Society Laboratory) keeps track of how the platform economy and the algorithmic organisation of work transforms labour, economies and politics. They seek to empower workers and democratise these new work environments, which often rely on biased algorithms and automated decision systems for hiring decisions, monitoring and surveillance, and work management.
Observatorio de Trabajo, Algoritmo y Sociedad (Observatorio TAS)
€132.757 AI Accountability
Spain
With this grant, Observatorio TAS supported informal riders who deliver food via the Glovo platform to access their rights, in light of Spain’s “Rider Law” which came into effect in 2021. They investigated how Glovo bypasses Spanish regulations, exploits workers and blocks their social security rights.
