Translating Europe Forum 2024

6–8 Nov 2024 | Brussels, Belgium

Patrick Feuerstein

Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Co-Founder

Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)

Berlin, Germany

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Hi, I'm Patrick! I'm part of Fairwork, a consultancy that offers AI firms a certification scheme to conduct due diligence on their supply chains.

About me

Patrick Feuerstein is a postdoctoral research fellow based at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB). He is the co-principal investigator for Fairwork Germany and designated co-founder of Fairwork Consultancy. Before joining the Fairwork project, Patrick was a lecturer, research associate and acting professor of sociology with a focus on ‘Digitalization in the World of Work’ and ‘Work, Organization and Economy’ at the Georg-August-University in Göttingen.

Patrick received his PhD in Sociology from the University of Göttingen with a thesis on the impact of IT offshoring on working conditions of software developers in Germany and India. Recent research projects have focused on collaborative and open innovation processes in the IT industry and on working and living conditions of workers in global production networks in the automotive and chocolate industries.

My organisation

Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB)

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Skills

  • Research
  • audits
  • Certification

Interests

  • AI Supply Chains
  • Platform economy
  • Global Labour Standards

Speaker sessions (2)

Wednesday, 6 November 2024

10:00 - 10:25

Your first professional experience: Working conditions on online translation and transcription platforms (session will be repeated at 10:30)

Format:Pre-recordedTrack:Newcomers' Online Fair
  • For newcomers

Starting as a translator often involves working on digital labour platforms. Drawing on research by the Fairwork Project, this session intends to discuss the differences in working conditions on these platforms to inform the translator’s choices.

10:30 - 10:55

Your first professional experience: Working conditions on online translation and transcription platforms

Format:Pre-recordedTrack:Newcomers' Online Fair
  • For newcomers

Starting as a translator often involves working on digital labour platforms. Drawing on research by the Fairwork Project, this session intends to discuss the differences in working conditions on these platforms to inform the translator’s choices.