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.
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