Psychosocial and Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Risks among Gig Economy Platform Workers in Indonesia: Protocol for a Descriptive Phenomenological Study of Fatigue, Stress, and Legal Protection
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https://doi.org/10.69855/k3.v1i2.869Keywords:
Gig Economy, Platform Work, Occupational Safety And Health, Psychosocial Risk, Fatigue, Algorithmic Management, Social Protection, Descriptive Phenomenology, Research Protocol, IndonesiaAbstract
Background: Platform-mediated service work in Indonesia involves road and environmental hazards, irregular hours, digital surveillance, algorithmic management, income uncertainty, and uneven social protection. These exposures are often studied separately, limiting understanding of their interconnected occupational-health effects. Objective: This protocol describes a qualitative descriptive phenomenological study examining fatigue, psychosocial stress, OHS risks, algorithmic management, and legal/social protection among Indonesian gig economy platform workers. Methods: Adults aged ≥18 years with at least six months of location-based platform-work experience will be recruited using purposive maximum-variation sampling. Approximately 15–20 semi-structured interviews will be conducted, audio-recorded with consent, transcribed verbatim, de-identified, and supplemented by field notes and a reflexive log. Five sensitizing domains will guide the initial interviews: fatigue and recovery; psychosocial stress and algorithmic management; OHS hazards and safety trade-offs; social and legal protection; and coping, peer support, and worker agency. Planned Analysis: Data will undergo iterative descriptive phenomenological thematic analysis focusing on meaning units, cross-case variation, disconfirming cases, and emergent themes. Ethics: Recruitment will begin after written KEPK approval, with informed consent, confidentiality, de-identification, and secure data management procedures in place. Expected Contribution: The study will generate an empirically grounded account of how economic pressure, digital management, physical exposure, fatigue, and protection systems interact in everyday platform work.
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