Regulatory governance and social protection of platform workers in global value chains

该项目将借鉴劳资关系、人力资源管理、全球政治经济学以及工作和就业社会学等领域的研究成果，探讨平台工人参与全球生产网络的程度。目的是了解工人在全球生产网络和外包模式中的地位、工人的这种就业经历、更广泛的就业关系以及现有治理机制能够在多大程度上管理这种就业。探讨这一主题将需要一个跨学科的透镜。关于全球价值链的文献多种多样，涉及商业和管理、经济学、国际政治经济学、工作和就业社会学、就业关系和劳动地理学。同样，关于平台劳工的文献涉及众多学科，包括就业关系、社会学、就业法、经济学和劳工地理学。兴趣点包括企业的经济组织（即雇主形式），劳动合同和工作条件以及与企业治理和劳动标准相关的法律的问题，所有这些都吸引了学术界的兴趣。

Drawing from research in the fields of industrial relations, HRM, global political economy and the sociology of work and employment, the project will explore the extent to which platform workers are involved in global production networks. The aim will be to develop a understanding of workers' position in global production networks and patterns of outsourcing, workers' experiences of such employment, wider employment relations and the degree to which existing governance mechanisms are able to regulatesuch employment.The project looks at platform labour in the context of global production chains. To explore this topic will require an interdisciplinary lens. The literature of global value chains is diverse and cuts across business and management, economics, international political economy, sociology of work and employment, employment relations and labour geography. Likewise, literature on platform labour cuts across numerous academic disciplines, including employment relations, sociology, employment law, economics andlabour geography. Key points of interest include the economic organisation of business (ie employer form), labour contracts and conditions of work and legal issues related to the governance of business and labour standards, all of which draw in diverse areas of academic interest.