PLATFORM TECHNOLOGY AT WORK

Welcome to the official website for the research project entitled "Platform Workers Speak Up". If you identify as Black (i.e. member of the African diaspora) and work or have worked for the following platform companies you are eligible to participate in this study: Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, or Instacart. To find out more about this study visit the "Research" tab. To sign up as a participant please fill out a consent form and select an interview appointment.

Compensation for Participation: $50 USD

About the Researcher

Jaylexia Clark is a 4th year PhD student and Deans' Fellowship recipient in the Department of Sociology. She received her Bachelor’s of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University (2019). Prior to coming to Notre Dame, she worked with a variety of organizations such as the New York City based Worker Institute and the Tompkins Country Workers Center to advocate for better legal protections and a living wage for all workers.

Her primary research examines how platform technology exacerbates or disrupts structural racism. Currently, she is focusing on gig work and the impact pre-existing systems of inequality have on the work conditions and growth of the gig economy.