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May 15, 2023

UK government fails to protect workers from being exploited by AI technologies

On 18 April 2023, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) warned that the UK government is failing to protect workers from being ‘exploited’ by new AI technologies. The warning came as politicians, tech leaders, regulators and unions met for the TUC AI conference in London. The press release stresses AI... Find out more

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February 22, 2023

Platforms and their presumptions of power

Whether the presumption of an employment relationship would mean an end to self-employment for platform workers is a false debate. Delivery Platforms Europe —whose members include Uber Eats, Deliveroo and Glovo—has made no secret of its opposition to the European Union directive on improving working... Find out more

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February 15, 2023

Digipower Academy offers Uber drivers an independent analysis of their data

In Geneva, the data collective ‘Digipower Academy’ offers Uber drivers an independent analysis of their data, so that they can claim the expenses they are owed. On 30 May 2022, Switzerland’s Federal Court has upheld a ruling that the US ride-hailing firm should be treated as an employer, rejecting... Find out more

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February 15, 2023

EU Parliament adopts position on platform workers directive

On 2 February 2023, the European Parliament (EP) voted in favour of amendments to the European Commission’s platform worker directive that would introduce a presumption of employment and increase algorithmic transparency. After months of arduous negotiations and a vote postponed for two weeks, the... Find out more

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April 28, 2022

Registrations open for a new online course on tackling psychosocial risks in platform and gig work 

Digitalisation of work creates new forms of work organisations, new management practices, and new ways of labour outsourcing that challenge many aspects of “traditional” work or “old” roles. Even if it can potentially release positive outcomes such as preventing workers from hazardous tasks, it... Find out more

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March 30, 2022

AK Europa’s response to the ongoing debate on Intelligent Transport Systems

subscribe to our newsletters! On 24 March 2022, the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour (AK Europa) published a position paper on the deployment of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) in road transport. The paper raises concerns about data protection in response to the European Commission’s proposal... Find out more

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February 02, 2022

The metaverse is a labour issue

The Metaverse has been talked about only in terms of gee-whiz technologies—but it raises very serious labour concerns. In mid-January, the news that Microsoft was investing almost $70 billion in the ‘Metaverse’ hit the headlines. Yet it was only the latest in a series of such massive investments... Find out more

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December 21, 2021

Draft directives on minimum wages and platform work: two positive steps forward

The chance is high that you were clapping every evening for health workers last spring, or have been ordering food more often at home via a takeaway platform since the start of the pandemic. Those who took care of your children, continued to clean the public spaces, made sure the supermarkets stayed... Find out more

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November 08, 2021

A battle won, but not yet the war

We might be living in a historical moment . The European Commission is about to launch a proposal for an EU directive on Digital Platform Workers with the aim of improving the working conditions of people working in the platform economy. The juridical war that trade unions across Europe have been... Find out more

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March 22, 2021

Workers’ rights under threat in the digital transformation of Europe

Subscribe to our newsletters → here On 9 March 2021, the European Commission presented a vision and avenues for the digital transformation of Europe by 2030. The EU's ambition is to be digitally sovereign and to pursue policies that empower people and businesses to seize digital opportunities. As... Find out more

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