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Shaping a fair future of work together

Cooperation between platforms and unions on the „Crowdsourcing Code of Conduct“

Paris, 11 December 2017

Why we care

What IG Metall does

Meeting with Crowdworker from different plattforms

How do crowd worker define „Good work“?

• Flexible working hours (30-35 hrs/week)
• Enough work
• Interesting, legit and respectable tasks, variety of tasks
• Adequate payment
• Training, advancement opportunities
• Respectful communication
• Security
• Free WIFI, high speed internet
• Good usability, stable platform (tech.)
• Fast support
• Transparency

Good Crowd Work

common issues

Fair payment most important issue for workers across all platforms

What did we learn?

• Very diverse groups (students, housewifes, self employed, unemployed,

employees, retired ....)

• Younger than average workforce, almost 50% women
• High education level, broad knowledge
• Like the work, even microtasking requires a lot of skills

Learn about workers

Source: J.M. Leimeister, D. Durward, S. Zogaj, „Crowdworker in Deutschland“, 2016

Code of Conduct

Crowdstorms: Jovoto

What we demand

• Enhance concepts of employee, employee-like person, homeworkers
• Minumum fees
• Right to organise in trade unions (<->cartel legislation)
• Social Insurance (obligatory contribution to pension fund, lower

minimum fees medical insurance ..)

• Right for trade unions to contact workers / access to platforms
• Transparency and portability of reputation (systems)
• If a company uses Crowdsourcing it has to be seen as a „change of

business“ (Betriebsänderung, §111 BetrVG) Political demands (in Germany)

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What we do

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Thank you!

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