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Poland: Digitalisation and artificial intelligence – a new era of work [CIOP]

On 28 April, Poland observes the World Day for Safety and Health at Work. This year’s theme is: Digitalisation and artificial intelligence – a new era of work

Modern technologies are transforming our workplaces — influencing work organisation, productivity, and also the safety and health of workers. This year, at the initiative of the International Labour Organization, we are looking into the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, exoskeletons, the Internet of Things, virtual and augmented reality, as well as the challenges associated with remote work and digital platforms.

How can we leverage innovation to improve safety while minimising risks? What changes lie ahead in the coming years? We will seek answers to these questions during the observance, with more details available at:

www.ciop.pl/28kwietnia

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Poland: Cyfryzacja i sztuczna inteligencja – nowa era pracy

28 kwietnia obchodzimy w Polsce Światowy Dzień Bezpieczeństwa i Ochrony Zdrowia w Pracy. Tegoroczne hasło brzmi:

Cyfryzacja i sztuczna inteligencja – nowa era pracy

Nowoczesne technologie zmieniają nasze miejsca pracy – wpływają na organizację pracy, wydajność, ale także na bezpieczeństwo i zdrowie pracowników. W tym roku, z inicjatywy Międzynarodowej Organizacji Pracy, przyglądamy się roli sztucznej inteligencji, uczenia maszynowego, egzoszkieletów, Internetu rzeczy, wirtualnej i rozszerzonej rzeczywistości, a także wyzwaniom związanym z pracą zdalną i platformami cyfrowymi.

Jak wykorzystać innowacje, by poprawić bezpieczeństwo i jednocześnie minimalizować ryzyko? Jakie zmiany czekają nas w najbliższych latach? Odpowiedzi na te pytania poszukamy podczas obchodów, których szczegóły można znaleźć na stronie:

www.ciop.pl/28kwietnia

 

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Global: Time to deliver rights for ALL platform workers – ITUC

Millions of people worldwide now depend on digital platforms for their income. From food delivery couriers to ride hailing drivers and content moderators, technological innovation has opened new opportunities for workers and consumers. However, it has also created a system where workers are often denied their basic rights and protections.

Many platform companies argue that they merely provide useful technology that connects independent contractors with customers. In reality, they exert control over wages, working hours, and conditions – without being held accountable for existing standards that govern fair pay or social protections.
The result? Unstable earnings, no sick leave or pensions, and workers left vulnerable to sudden “deactivation” by machine-driven decision-making. The ITUC is calling for global rules to ensure platform workers are protected. We are campaigning for a binding International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention, backed by a Recommendation, to establish fair standards worldwide.

Why this campaign, now?

Under international law, every worker is entitled to decent working conditions and fundamental rights. Yet platform workers often face:

  • Labour standards that are sidestepped or poorly enforced.
  • Low, unpredictable wages.
  • A lack of social protections like insurance, sick leave, and pensions.

Job security is minimal, with workers at risk of being “logged out” or “deactivated.” Over the past two decades, platform companies have reshaped industries while using business models that circumvent labour laws:

  • Operating in a regulatory grey zone to avoid employer responsibilities.
  • Misclassifying workers as “partners” or “contractors” to deny basic protections.
  • Lobbying against regulations that would ensure fair pay and safe conditions.

Big platform companies are making massive profits while shifting all the risks onto workers. They operate in a legal grey zone, avoiding employer responsibilities and lobbying against regulations that would ensure fair conditions. This “race to the bottom” threatens not only platform workers but the entire workforce as technology expands further into new sectors.

Download the campaign toolkit and social media material

ITUC Time to deliver rights for ALL platform workers

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Global: Theme for International Workers’ Memorial Day/Day of Mourning, 28 April 2025

Dear colleagues,

In 2025, ITUC is proposing continuing the 28 April theme of Occupational health and safety: A fundamental right at work. This year, there will be an explicit additional focus on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and digitisation on occupational health and safety.

Although Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to mitigate monotonous work, AI at work is increasing work intensification, monitoring and surveillance, generating negative impacts on mental and physical wellbeing, as workers experience the extreme pressure of constant, real-time micromanagement and automated assessment. In the coming months, ITUC will provide related resources and social media assets. Meanwhile, to give you some overall ideas, we are attaching a short article produced by our expert Rory O’Neill.

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) will also be highlighting workplace health and safety risks associated with AI (see ILO announcement in English; Spanish, French). https://www.ilo.org/meetings-and-events/growth-artificial-intelligence-and-digitalisation-leap-right-direction

Many organisations will, of course, have their own priority subjects. The critical issue is that unions mobilise to ensure 28 April remains the biggest and most effective OHS activity anywhere.

Please ensure you inform ITUC of your planned activities and any related resources and send details of your events as they occur. We will post resources and updates on our dedicated 28 April webpage, www.28april.org. You can send details of your activities to rory.oneill@ituc-csi.org

Best wishes,
Luc Triangle
General Secretary

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28 April: Revolutionizing health and safety: the role of AI and digitalization at work | International Labour Organization

Every year, the ILO commemorates the World Day for Safety and Health at Work on the 28 April

Content also available in: español français

The 2025 World Day for Safety and Health at Work will focus on the impacts of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI) on workers’ safety and health.

This theme will examine various new technologies through an occupational safety and health lens, including:

  • Advanced robots
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning
  • Exoskeletons
  • Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)
  • Internet of Things (IoT)
  • Virtual and Augmented Reality

The campaign will also shed light on new work practices, such as automation of tasks, big data analysis, smart digital systems and workers management through AI.

New technologies have also given rise to new types of work, such as digital platform work and remote work/hybrid work/telework, which will be further examined.

The ILO will produce a report and other promotional materials examining these critical issues, looking at how the digital transformation of work may support safe and healthy working environments and what governments, employers and workers and other stakeholders are already doing to respond to these emerging challenges.

https://www.ilo.org/meetings-and-events/revolutionizing-health-and-safety-role-ai-and-digitalization-work

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Global: Observatory on AI and Work in the Digital Economy

ILO Observatory portal

ILO says: “The ILO Observatory on Artificial Intelligence and Work in the Digital Economy is the leading international knowledge hub on the world-of-work dimensions of AI and the digital economy. It aims to support governments and social partners in understanding and managing the digital transformation of work.”

https://www.ilo.org/artificial-intelligence-and-work-digital-economy

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Global: Observatoire sur l’IA et le travail dans l’économie numérique

ILO Observatory portal

l’OIT a dit : « L’Observatoire de l’OIT sur l’intelligence artificielle (IA) et le travail dans l’économie numérique est une plateforme de connaissances sur les dimensions du travail liées à l’IA et de l’économie numérique. Son objectif est d’aider les gouvernements et les partenaires sociaux à comprendre et à gérer la transformation numérique du travail. »

https://www.ilo.org/fr/artificial-intelligence-and-work-digital-economy

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Global: Observatorio de la IA y el Trabajo en la Economía Digital

ILO Observatory portal

La OIT dice: “El Observatorio de la OIT sobre Inteligencia Artificial y Trabajo en la Economía Digital es el principal centro internacional de conocimientos sobre las dimensiones del mundo del trabajo de la IA y la economía digital. Su objetivo es apoyar a los gobiernos y a los interlocutores sociales en la comprensión y la gestión de la transformación digital del trabajo”.

https://www.ilo.org/es/artificial-intelligence-and-work-digital-economy

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Global/Europe: Décrypter les enjeux de la révolution de l’IA | etui

Dans le monde du travail, les avancées de ces dernières années en matière d’intelligence artificielle (IA) ont suscité les craintes habituelles d’obsolescence qui vont de pair avec les promesses de libération. Mais au-delà de l’impact sur l’emploi, quelles seront les conséquences sur notre façon de travailler et sur nos conditions de travail ? 

Pour certains, l’industrie de l’IA façonne déjà le travail d’une manière encore souvent méconnue.

Décrypter les enjeux de la révolution de l’IA
HesaMag #29 – 2e semestre 2024

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Global/Europe: Navigating the AI revolution | etui

In the world of work, recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have brought with them the usual fears of obsolescence paired with promises of liberation. But beyond the impact on employment, what will the consequences be for how we work and the conditions we work under? 

For some, the growth of the AI industry is already shaping work in often under-reported ways.

Navigating the AI revolution HesaMag #29 – Winter 2024