The International Labour Organization (ILO) has introduced a new component to its Digital Labour Platform Policy Tracker, dedicated to collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) within the platform work sector. This addition aims to enhance transparency and understanding of how trade unions and platform companies are negotiating employment conditions across different regions and industries.
The new resource compiles detailed information about agreements reached between unions and digital labour platforms, outlining their content, scope, and legal standing. It also indicates whether these agreements function at the national, sectoral, or enterprise level, with a particular focus on arrangements within the European Union. By providing such data, the ILO seeks to offer policymakers, researchers, and labour organizations a clearer view of evolving labour relations in the digital economy.
Integrated into the ILO’s Observatory on AI and Work in the Digital Economy, the CBAs component enables users to filter information by country and platform type, and to explore summaries organized by thematic areas. This functionality helps track ongoing policy developments and supports evidence-based decision-making in regulating digital work.
As part of the ILO’s broader mission to monitor global policy and regulatory shifts in platform work, this initiative marks a step forward in documenting collective labour actions in the gig economy. The next phase of the project will expand its geographical and thematic coverage, incorporating judicial decisions, new legislation, and future collective bargaining agreements, ensuring the Tracker remains an up-to-date and comprehensive resource on digital labour governance.
