{"id":7164,"date":"2025-02-25T14:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T14:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7164"},"modified":"2025-04-23T12:27:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T12:27:30","slug":"global-time-to-deliver-rights-for-all-platform-workers-ituc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7164","title":{"rendered":"Global: Time to deliver rights for ALL platform workers &#8211; ITUC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"hero\" class=\"article\">\n<header class=\"cartouche \">\n<div class=\"intro\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-10 offset-xl-1\">\n<div class=\"chapo surlignable\">\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cr3y5LIanzY?si=cX_II6rapHRxEk09\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-article logo-article\">\n<div class=\"caption\">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 \u2013 without being held accountable for existing standards that govern fair pay or social protections.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"caption\">The result? Unstable earnings, no sick leave or pensions, and workers left vulnerable to sudden \u201cdeactivation\u201d by machine-driven decision-making. The ITUC is calling for global rules to ensure platform workers are protected. We are campaigning for a binding <strong>International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention<\/strong>, backed by a Recommendation, to establish fair standards worldwide.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n<article>\n<div class=\"main\">\n<div class=\"texte surlignable\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold;\">Why this campaign, now?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Under international law, every worker is entitled to decent working conditions and fundamental rights. Yet platform workers often face:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"spip\" role=\"list\">\n<li>Labour standards that are sidestepped or poorly enforced.<\/li>\n<li>Low, unpredictable wages.<\/li>\n<li>A lack of social protections like insurance, sick leave, and pensions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Job security is minimal, with workers at risk of being \u201clogged out\u201d or \u201cdeactivated.\u201d Over the past two decades, platform companies have reshaped industries while using business models that circumvent labour laws:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"spip\" role=\"list\">\n<li>Operating in a regulatory grey zone to avoid employer responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li>Misclassifying workers as \u201cpartners\u201d or \u201ccontractors\u201d to deny basic protections.<\/li>\n<li>Lobbying against regulations that would ensure fair pay and safe conditions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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 \u201crace to the bottom\u201d threatens not only platform workers but the entire workforce as technology expands further into new sectors.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the <a class=\"spip_in\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ituc-csi.org\/campaign-toolkit-platform-convention\">campaign toolkit<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"spip_out\" href=\"https:\/\/trello.com\/c\/r3QNepSy\" rel=\"external\">social media material<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ituc-csi.org\/time-to-deliver-rights-for-all-platform-workers\">ITUC\u00a0Time to deliver rights for ALL platform workers<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"chapo surlignable\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this post<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-7164\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7164&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-7164\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7164&amp;share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-7164\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7164&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-pocket\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-pocket sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7164&amp;share=pocket\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Pocket\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-jetpack-whatsapp sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7164&amp;share=jetpack-whatsapp\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on WhatsApp\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/28april.org\/?p=7164\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\" ><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Global%3A%20Time%20to%20deliver%20rights%20for%20ALL%20platform%20workers%20-%20ITUC&body=https%3A%2F%2F28april.org%2F%3Fp%3D7164&share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email a link to a friend\" data-email-share-error-title=\"Do you have email set up?\" data-email-share-error-text=\"If you&#039;re having problems sharing via email, you might not have email set up for your browser. 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