Digital Labour Platforms and Social Care (Origami)
This comparative EU funded project analyses the role of digital platforms in the ongoing transformations of the home care sector, which tends to be characterised by high levels of informality, a significant presence of a migrant and female workforce and low paid work.
The research is carried out in Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain where it focuses on funding strategies and organization patterns of home care within each welfare systems; the mapping and the case studies of home care platforms and of innovative strategies for collective action.
IER has contributed to the Danish country case studies and the comparative report on innovative strategies for collective action.
The project is coordinated by Professor Ivana Pais at Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
and involves partners in Denmark, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and the UK.
Project Team:
Trine Larsen - Principal Investigator
Project Duration:
May - November 2025
Project Funder:
