Riders cooperatives: conditions of possibility to confront platform capitalism

Due to the expansion of platform capitalism and the growing precariousness of work, alternative forms of organisation are emerging, such as platform cooperatives. This article, based on the cases of Mensakas, Las Mercedes, and 2GoDelivery cooperatives in Barcelona, explains how alternative forms of work organisation have been developed in the platform economy. The article also examines the challenges experienced by these platform cooperatives, as well as their implications. The study shows the centrality of the embeddedness of these three initiatives in governance structures and spaces, the SSE movement, territory, and workers' knowledge.