Cooperativas de riders: condiciones de posibilidad para hacer frente al capitalismo de plataforma

Ernest Cañada Mullor; Carla  Izcara; María José Zapata

doi:10.1344/sn2024.28.42485

Autors/ores

Ernest Cañada Mullor CETT-UB / Alba Sud https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6086-1644
Carla Izcara Alba Sud https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2467-7879
María José Zapata University of Gothenburg https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7598-5309

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/sn2024.28.42485

Paraules clau:

arrelament territorial, cooperatives de plataforma, capitalisme de plataforma, economia social, treball

Resum

Davant l'expansió del capitalisme de plataforma i la precarització creixent del treball, sorgeixen formes alternatives d'organització, com les cooperatives de plataforma. Aquest article, basat en els casos de les cooperatives de Mensakas, Las Mercedes i 2GoDelivery a la ciutat de Barcelona, explica com s'han desenvolupat aquestes formes alternatives d'organització del treball a l'economia de plataforma. L'article també examina els reptes que experimenten aquestes cooperatives de plataforma, així com les implicacions. L'estudi mostra la centralitat de l'arrelament d'aquestes tres iniciatives en estructures i espais de governança, el moviment de l'ESS, el territori i el coneixement de les i els treballadors.

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