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Are platform workers willing to unionize? : exploring survey evidence from 14 European countries

Vandaele, Kurt; Piasna, Agnieszka; Zwysen, Wouter - 2024

Embedded in the particular model of work organization of digital labour platforms, platform workers face several hurdles discouraging them from becoming trade union members. These relate to algorithmic management, regulatory arbitrage regarding the employment arrangements and the promotion of an...

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An unfinished task? : matching the platform work directive with the EU and international "social acquis"

Aloisi, Antonio; Rainone, Silvia; Countouris, Nicola - 2023

operations of a legal device known as "presumption of employment", currently being considered by the proposed EU directive on … economy" since its emergence. The paper then provides a conceptual cartography of the various EU regulatory instruments (both … developments reflect a persistent attachment to the dichotomous model of subordination versus autonomy. Even once the EU directive …

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OSH and the COVID-19 pandemic : a legal analysis

Cooney, Sean; De Quintana Figueiredo Pasqualeto, Olivia; … - 2023

This study provides an analysis of how occupational safety and health (OSH) regulation responded to the circumstances of key workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. It explains the objectives of OSH regulation, including its main elements and how it has evolved over time. It draws from national...

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The regulation of collective dismissals : economic rationale and legal practice

Aleksynska, Mariya; Muller, Angelika - 2020

This paper offers a legal and an economic analysis of collective dismissals procedures. First, it explains the economic rationale for having collective dismissal procedures in place, in light of the fact that labour markets are not perfect. Second, it overviews the international labour standards...

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Protection of workers' personal data : general principles

Hendrickx, Frank - 2022

This working paper gives an overview of legal standards related to personal data protection. It explores trends, principles and good practices and brings them in relation to the world of work. The aim of this working paper is to give a global and updated outlook of the leading and basic legal...

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Occupational safety and health, frontline workers, and the COVID-19 pandemic in the U.S.

Spieler, Emily A. - 2023

This Report on the U.S. occupational safety and health response to the pandemic was prepared as part of the ILO World Economic and Social Outlook (WESO) project that included a review of the protections provided to critical workers on the frontline of the pandemic in multiple countries. The...

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Digital work in Eastern Europe : overview of trends, outcomes and policy responses

Aleksynska, Marijya - 2021

This paper documents the emergence and growth of digital labour markets in Eastern Europe. It shows that the development of two types of digital work – online work through online labour platforms and offline work mediated by mobile apps – have a different history, root causes and dynamics....

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Online digital labour platforms in China : working conditions, policy issues and prospects

Chen, Yiu Por - 2021

Digital labour platforms have been proliferating in China since 2005, making China one of the world’s largest platforms economies. This paper summarizes the results of an ILO survey, conducted in 2019, of workers’ characteristics and working conditions on three major digital labour...

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Collective bargaining in seven European countries throughout the pandemic

Molina, Oscar; Pedersini, Roberto - 2022

This Working Paper investigates developments in social dialogue and collective bargaining during the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic in a selection of European countries. The paper provides an overview of government and social partner responses. In describing responses, the main goal of...

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The return of fiscal policy : the new European Union macroeconomic activism and lessons for future reform

Saraceno, Francesco - 2022

This paper looks at the macroeconomic policy response to the Covid-19 crisis in the European Union (EU) and the … prospects for long-term recovery under the Next Generation EU (NGEU) plan. It argues that, unlike what happened following the … sovereign debt crisis of 2011-2012, the EU’s strong and prompt response to the pandemic took more into account the lessons from …

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