Fast Lane to Gig Economy. Discussion after the screening of “Tokyo Uber Blues”
Why do bike couriers ride in snowstorms, and why can't workers in small shops rest on Sundays? We've grown accustomed to ordering through apps, but we prefer not to think about the people who bring the goods to our homes. Who makes our lives more convenient, for what pay and under what conditions? Why can't everyone find a better job?
Adriana Rozwadowska - journalist, from 2015 to 2022 in the economic section of Gazeta Wyborcza, she has repeatedly described new problems emerging in the labour market with the emergence and spread of the phenomenon of platform work.
Stanisław Kierwiak - chairman of the labour confederation organisation of Pyszne.pl couriers.
Karol Muszyński - Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Warsaw and researcher at the Centre for Sociological Research, KU Leuven. He works on labour relations and non-standard forms of employment. He is currently leading the Polish part of the international Fairwork project, which aims to assess working conditions on labour platforms.
Khedi Alieva - activist and social animator. She comes from Chechnya but has lived in Poland since 2013. She graduated from the Grozny State University in Pedagogy and Law. Member of the Council of Immigrants and Immigrant Women in Gdansk. President of the Wandering Women Foundation and Manager of the bistro-store Kuchnia Kobiet Wędrownych (Wandering Women's Kitchen).
The debate will be held in Polish only.