RT journal article
T1 The spatiality of collective action and organization among platform workers in Spain and Chile
A1 Morales Muñoz, Karol
A1 Roca Martínez, Beltrán
A2 Economía General
K1 Platform workers
K1 collective action
K1 spatiality
K1 socio-spatial relations
K1 labour relations
K1 geography of labour
AB The expansion of the platform economy has altered the spatial organization of work and employment relations, leading to deregulation and eroding workers’ social power. However, despite the radical individualization and precarization of platform work, workers demonstrate agency. This article explores the political strategies employed by place-based platform workers, with a particular focus on the spatiality of their collective action. Using an ethnographic methodology, the article analyses the case studies of drivers’ trade associations in Chile and the couriers’ organization in Spain. The results show significant similarities between the two groups: (a) non-conventional forms of labour activism; (b) using social media to share experiences, foster solidarity and organize collectively; (c) organizing in large cities; (d) starting locally and progressing to higher scales, and (e) building national and international alliances. The article concludes that workers respond to the spatial organization of work by platforms in a multi-scalar way that is strongly influenced by both their imaginaries and the political and regulatory context.
PB Sage
SN 0308-518X
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37454
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/37454
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 06-nov-2026