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To understand how recent policy initiatives are shaping the occupational safety and health of digital platform workers, read our policy brief. It examines a range of solutions introduced by countries in the European Union and beyond, and initiatives like the Fairwork project. 

With over 28 million people in the EU working through digital platforms, efforts like Spain’s Riders’ Law and Italy’s sectoral collective agreement on minimum pay for delivery workers aim to improve working conditions of platform workers. Additionally, a new EU directive provides a minimum level of protection for these workers across all Member states. 

The policy brief presents as well a number of policy pointers related to areas that – despite the recent developments - still need policy responses. 

Read our policy brief. 

Go to our dedicated section to learn more about Digital platform work is all paid work provided through, on or mediated by an online platform – that is, an online marketplace operating on digital technologies that facilitate the matching of demand for and supply of labour. .