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Government publishes strategy to “eliminate precariousness”
The Slovenian Government published a new strategy to “eliminate precariousness” in 2025, including among platform workers, after a long running campaign from trade unions and campaigners. In 2023, a major event was held on precariousness in Slovenia’s economy, with the Ministry of Labour signing a declaration, and now the government has come forward with a […]
Launch of Lithuanian Platform Workers’ Union
The Lithuanian Platform Workers’ Trade Union (LPDPS) was launched in May 2025. It is the result of a merger between the former Courier Association and the Bolt drivers, who were seeking recognition of their labour relations. The LPDPS works to ensure that workers on digital platforms are free from exploitation and discrimination, that they can […]
Bulgarian labour inspectorate launches campaign against bogus self-employment
The Bulgarian Labour Inspectorate initiated a large-scale campaign at the start of 2026 to investigate working conditions on digital labour platforms. Ekaterina Asenova, executive director of the Labour Inspectorate, said the campaign was necessary “to see how the legal relations in Bulgaria stand regarding this type of work”. She added that the campaign would help […]
Association of internet workers
The Association of Internet Workers was created in 2020 as a reaction to a Serbian Government’s notice requesting that all internet workers submit reports stating all income earned from 2015 on for taxation-related reasons. The notice implies that a person who had earned 500Eur per month over five years would have to pay at least […]
Plateformes en Communs
« Plateformes en Communs » is a learning community of platforms coops, who share the following principles in their models : Inclusive governance of their stakeholders Fair sharing of the value generated by the interactions Data ethics Fair working conditions for the involved workers Inter-cooperation among platform coops These principles are shared in the charter of the […]
Sindacato Networkers
Sindacato-Networkers is one of the first trade union platforms to be addressed to ICT professionals and employees in the services sector, and to gig-economy and platform workers. To these workers, Sindacato-Networkers offers a series of services including individual online advice on work-related problems, such as advice and help with fiscal matters. Within the website, a […]
Collective Bargaining Agreements to regulate gig work
Unionen, which organises white-collar workers within the private sector in Sweden, sees Swedish platform firms’ intentions to be serious actors on the labour market. A few have already signed collective bargaining agreements, and Unionen is negotiating with others. Two of the CBA:s are in the Temporal Work sector. The rationale for platform firms to sign […]
Austrian collective agreement for couriers
The collective agreement for bicycle couriers and food delivery operators was negotiated between the Austrian Transport and Services Union Vida and the Association for freight transport with the Austrian Chamber of Commerce. The agreement, finalised in September 2019 and entered into force on 1st January 2020, was the first collective agreement for bicycle couriers in […]
Tu respuesta syndical YA
Tu respuesta sindical YA was created in September 2017 by affiliates of the Spanish Trade Union UGT to allow platform workers find answers to their questions. The initiative was launched in reaction to the deregulation of working conditions by platforms, that exploit workers and only offer precarious working conditions. The initiative consists in a website, […]
