COOP Colloquium

Cooperative Identity & Platform Technology

29th September 2022 | Thursday

11:30 to 12:30 hours Indian Standard Time (GMT + 5:30)

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Background

Platformisation of labour has created an unhealthy tussle between the market and the workers. Regulatory regimes are grappling with the question of directing policy to be supportive to all, benefiting the various stakeholders involved. The fallout between corporate owners of gig platforms and workers has shown that there is a misalignment of goals of these two interest groups.

Platform cooperatives are an alternate model to corporate owned gig-platforms, where the ownership of the platform rests with the members of the cooperative which is composed of workers utilising the platform. Platform cooperatives — or gig platforms owned by bodies that emulate the structure of traditional cooperatives — try to mitigate the exploitation of gig workers facing unequal power dynamics and bargaining terms. This organisational structure allows the workers themselves to own and have rights over the functioning of the platforms, unlike the current corporatized model.

Co-op colloquium 4.0 is a starting point to deep-dive into the influence of platform technology on cooperative identity, bringing together cooperative advocates, practitioners and young scholars from the Asia and Pacific region.

ICA-AP Committee on Cooperative Research (CCR) was established in the year 2000 to promote and support the initiation and furtherance of research activities within cooperatives and research organizations at regional, national, and local levels, to enhance their social and economic effectiveness. It has members working in the field of research and academia and those in the member organisations of the ICA-AP. During its 22 years of existence, it has organized several regional research conferences and local seminars. 

We invite participants to join us for the 4th iteration of COOP Colloquium and engage in open discussion. Participants are invited to register at link An invitation with meeting credentials will follow.

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