The Team Hub! project brings together research institutes and unions from nine EU countries (BE, DE, EE, GR, ES, FI, FR, IT, PL) to jointly address features and challenges experienced in the e-commerce supply-chain, mostly concerning storing and delivering activities, by means of an interrelated set of desk research and action research activities. After desk research meant to review and analyze existing information and data, the project’s core phases entail case studies on business models, union practices and collective bargaining in the e-commerce supply chain, plus a set of national and EU level events and workshops where workers, unionists, researchers and stakeholders shall discuss: workers’ needs and aspirations, current working conditions and business strategies, possible initiatives by unions and policymakers to shape the future of logistics activities most affected by e-commerce developments. A final phase entails a summary and critical revision of the project’s findings to elaborate a final comparative report including policy recommendations. A dissemination strategy is conceived in a way both to increase the audience of the project, and to promote the active involvement of workers in key initiatives.

The aim of this study is to explain:
•    the implications of the boom of e-commerce, especially following COVID-19, and to equip unions with the knowledge to propose a sustainable reshaping of business models and work organization in its supply chain, also ahead of the digital revolution and of environmental goals. 

 The objectives of the study will be addressed through the following activities:
•    Country-level background analysis. The analysis will identify and assess key trends and features ongoing in the e-commerce supply chain to equip the consortium with adequate background information
•    Eu-level comparative analysis
•    Case study collection
•    Organization of the national assembly
•    Organization of two Team Hub! days

Partners:
FEDERAZIONE ITALIANA LAVORATORI TRASPORTI CGIL IT (leder) 
FONDAZIONE GIACOMO BRODOLINI (IT)
Belgische Transportbond (BE)
Elliniko Idryma Evropaikis kai Exoterikis Politikis (HELLENIC FOUNDATION FOR EUROPEAN AND FOREIGN POLICY) (GR)
JYVASKYLAN YLIOPISTO (FI)
TARTU ULIKOOL (EE)
NOTUS (ES)
FUNDACJA INSTYTUT SPRAW PUBLICZNYCH (PL)
EUROPEAN TRANSPORT WORKERS FEDERATION (BE)
ORGANIZACJA ZAKŁADOWA NR 15-0, Konfederacja Pracy (PL)
 IRES (FR)
 Federación de Servicios a la Ciudadanía (ES)
Vereinte Dienstleistungsgewerkschaft ver.di, Bereich ArbeiterInnen (DE)

Project duration: 2022- 2024
Funding: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, European Commission