UN sets first global standards for gig workers |
| The International Labour Organization (ILO) has agreed to adopt the first binding employment standards for gig workers in sectors such as ride-hailing and food delivery. The Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention, which was adopted at the 114th annual International Labour Conference in Geneva, aims to extend labour protections to hundreds of millions of people worldwide who work through digital platforms. A growing number of workers are being excluded from standard labour protections due to their classification as independent contractors rather than employees, and the protections include an end to such classification, as well as enforcement of minimum wage requirements and obligations including healthcare, sick leave and social security contributions. “For the first time in the history of international law, the women and men who move our cities, who clean and care in our homes . . . will be named, recognised and protected by a binding international standard,” said Amanda Brown, vice chair of the ILO’s Workers’ Group. |
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