….regulation to affect ride-hailing drivers, couriers, online content moderators and others
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has formally adopted Convention No. 193 concerning Decent Work in the Platform Economy.
The treaty establishes the first-ever binding international legal framework explicitly designed to protect the rights of millions of gig economy workers worldwide, from ride-hailing drivers and couriers to online content moderators and data labellers.
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The new convention targets systemic vulnerabilities, and sets strict global baselines for fair compensation, algorithmic transparency, and employment classification, fundamentally reshaping the future of digital work.
Restructuring the “Rules of the Game”
For over a decade, digital labour platforms have capitalised on corporate flexibility, frequently placing workers outside traditional employer-employee relationships.
This regulatory vacuum has left vast workforces vulnerable to sudden account deactivations, opaque pay cuts, and a total lack of social safety nets.
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