π² Calling all Edinburgh riders to our next monthly gathering!
π Wed 15 April
β° 2.00 pm-4.00 pm
πChrystal Macmillan Building, (Seminar Room 1)
15a George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LD.
βοΈ Refreshments
π Charge your e-bike batteries!!
π© If you have any questions, send me a message!
π Gig work is booming around the world, and so are the protests to fight back against exploitative practices, aiming to improve working conditions.
π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ Today, Scotland needs to implement policies that effectively protect workers, so gig work becomes fair work.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Hnr...
The @workersobservatory.org has signed on to this new briefing:
Improving Labour Market Enforcement:
Building a Fair Work Agency that Works for All
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The Fair Work Agency, launching today, has the potential to reshape labour market enforcement β but only if itβs built on the right foundations.
We are calling for these three priorities to make sure it works for all workers:
π Read the briefing: www.trustforlondon.org.uk/fwa-briefing
π’ Did you know that we have launched a manifesto for the upcoming Scottish election?
Have a look at the Gig Workers' Platform for Holyrood 2026 here:
workersobservatory.org/holyrood-2026/
Thanks to @benwray.bsky.social for picking up our @workersobservatory.org ScoRSA report in the latest Gig Economy Project newsletter:
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π‘ Last Saturday, @karengregory.bsky.social and Marion Lieutaud joined Elena Papagiannaki for a stimulating panel at @scoteconfest.bsky.social
Thanks to the Scottish Left Review and @caileangallagher.bsky.social for chairing, and congratulations to the Festival for such a successful event!
π² Are you a delivery rider in Edinburgh?
Come tomorrow Wednesday to our ROOMΒ΄s monthly gathering:
π Wed 18 March
β° 2.00 pm-4.00 pm
πChrystal Macmillan Building, Violet Laidlaw Room 6.02
15a George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LD
βοΈ Refreshments
π Charge your e-bike batteries!
π© info@workersobservatory.org
π€ Our teammates @karengregory.bsky.social and Marion Lieutaud will join Elena Papagiannaki from Napier University at Scotland's Economics Festival in this event chaired by @caileangallagher.bsky.social Gallagher.
π« Get your tickets here: www.tickettailor.com/.../scotland...
π Thanks @joesullivanjourno.bsky.social for this wonderful piece, echoing our delivery riders' dangers' map!
π Read the article www.edinburghlive.co.uk/news/edinbur...
πΎ See the map workersobservatory.org/news/deliver...
πΎ Are you a rider and want to collaborate with our map? Send us a message!
ππΎ Read more about the map here:
workersobservatory.org/news/deliver...
β οΈ In Autumn 2025, multiple incidents took place in Edinburgh that involved food delivery riders being attacked while on the job, bike theft and other issues
π΄ The Workersβ Observatory supported a group of Edinburgh riders in surfacing the severity and the location of the risks they face on the job.
π This week, our director @caileangallagher.bsky.social joined the panel at @scga.bsky.social State of the World: Emerging & Disruptive Technologies.
"The challenge is to make the degeneration of work by AI-driven platforms only a temporary disruption of workers' power and rights."
π² Check out the new report
"Wellbeing, Health, and Road Safety in On-Demand Delivery work?"
π Commissioned by ScORSA and delivered by our researchers @karengregory.bsky.social and @bkarb.bsky.social
π "Beyond physical hazards, gig workers also face significant psychological risks"
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π Last Saturday, Xabier I. Villares went to Wester Hailes to participate in "How can Work Work for Us?" organised by Community Wellbeing Collectives.
Thanks for having us!
Huge thanks to @edi.bike for linking to our most recent @workersobservatory.org + SCoRSA report on well-being, health, and road safety in on-demand delivery. π«‘
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π It finds, among other things, that workplace safety is completely inadequate in app-based food delivery.
π Access to the full report here:
workersobservatory.org/resources/re...
β @karengregory.bsky.social and @bkarb.bsky.social from the Workersβ Observatory collaborated with the Scottish Occupational Road Safety Alliance (ScORSA) to publish a new report, entitled Well-Being, Health, and Road Safety in On- Demand Delivery Work.
π NEW REPORT!
π² Food delivery platforms pay low rates in dangerous conditions. Workers are often forced to prioritise speed over safety.
The Workers' Observatory coordinator @caileangallagher.bsky.social will participate in "SCGA State of the World: Emerging & Disruptive Technologies", exploring how AI and advanced digital tech shape Scotland and the world.
Come along!
πMon 2 Mar
β°17.30
ποΈ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scga-state...
π² ROOM has a message for you!
Delivery riders face all kinds of hazards every day when working in the streets.
β οΈ Respecting bike lanes is vital to have safer roads for all!
#deliveryriders #gigeconomy #gigwork #edinburgh
This Saturday from 12.00 pm, we'll join "How can Work Work for Us?", organised by the great Community Wellbeing Collective in Wester Hailes, with a few other incredibly hardworking organisations.
Everybody is welcome!
This Saturday from 12.00 pm, we'll join "How can Work Work for Us?", organised by the great Community Wellbeing Collective in Wester Hailes, with a few other incredibly hardworking organisations.
Everybody is welcome!
Looking forward to this @edfuturesinstitute.bsky.social & SCGA event:
The State of the World: Emerging and Disruptive Technologies
scga.scot/2026/02/09/t...
with @caileangallagher.bsky.social from @workersobservatory.org
New report out now from me and @bkarb.bsky.social at @workersobservatory.org
ScORSA Scoping Review: Wellbeing, Health, and Road Safety in On-Demand Delivery Work
workersobservatory.org/resources/re...
Tomorrow, Tuesday at 11.00 @karengregory.bsky.social & @bkarb.bsky.social of The Workers Observatory team will be talking about their new report.
You can register here:
πevents.teams.microsoft.com/event/683ebf79-40f2-4d38...
β οΈ Webinar on Road Safety Risk and the Gig Economy
The risks faced by gig workers would be totally unacceptable in most industries.
workersobservatory.org/news/new-res...
π² ROOM has a message for you!
Delivery riders face all kinds of hazards every day when working in the streets.
β οΈ Respecting bike lanes is vital to have safer roads for all!
#deliveryriders #gigeconomy #gigwork #edinburgh
π² Are you a delivery rider in Edinburgh?
Come to the next ROOMΒ΄s monthly gathering!
π© Any questions?
Just drop a message: info@workersobservatory.org
Our secretary Xabier Villares spoke at Scotland's Annual Human Rights Conference 2026 on behalf of @migrantsjusticedin.bsky.social , about the long/term project that we are working on.
Thanks @hrcscotland.bsky.social , for inviting us, and for your constant call to action!
