Ensuring decent work on digital labour platforms

Abstract

This chapter takes a broad approach to regulation to describe the forms of governance and initiatives undertaken by platforms, governments and social partners to address the emerging challenges, focusing on labour and social protection. It then focuses on the discussion about what “decent work” for platform workers means, grounding the analysis in ILO Conventions and Recommendations. As there are frequently gaps between the current rules for digital platform work and what they should be from a decent work perspective, it then proceeds to examine initiatives from governments and the social partners that try to bridge those gaps.