Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 386 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in February 2024 and provides metadata for each entry, such as geographical scope, year, type of initiative, actors involved, sector and companies concerned. Initiatives include legal instruments such as legislative changes or court decisions, as well as voluntary interventions undertaken by different stakeholders to address issues around platform work.
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The database currently contains 386 entries and was last updated in February 2024.
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71 records found
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4 July 2023 | Guide for Safer and More Secured Food Courier Work
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 June 2023 | Spanish Trade union Elité Taxi launches a campaign to attract ride hailing drivers to become taxi drivers
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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10 November 2022 | Observatory of Labour, Algorithm and Society
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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12 September 2022 | OPZZ activating platform workers in Warsaw, Poland
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 June 2022 | Flink Workers' Collective
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
Tag Updated |
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16 February 2022 | SIPTU expresses concerns over platform workers’ rights in Ireland
Initiative | On-location platform-determined higher-skilled work |
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16 February 2022 | ELSU’s engagement for platform workers in Ireland
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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24 January 2022 | UNION (CFDT)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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24 January 2022 | WBREW Polish Trade Union for Self-Employed
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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24 January 2022 | Polish Association of Self-Employed and Freelancers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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6 January 2022 | Statement of the Finnish Labour Council on employment status (Foodora and Wolt)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 November 2021 | ShareNL
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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23 November 2021 | Platform Coop Brussels
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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27 October 2021 | Digital Danube Network (DiDaNet)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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27 October 2021 | Gorillas Workers Collective
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Deliver Union Campaign, FAU Berlin
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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29 March 2021 | Casa del Rider – Rider’s House
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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2 countries |
10 March 2021 | Free Now’s campaign for female drivers
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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5 March 2021 | Justice for Foodora Couriers
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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2 countries |
5 March 2021 | Unite and Toilet Dignity Campaign in UK
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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4 March 2021 | Wolt Workers Group
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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9 February 2021 | Future of Work Institute
Initiative | Online platform-determined higher-skilled work |
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3 February 2021 | Sharing Economy Council
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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1 February 2021 | Suomen Yrittäjät
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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1 February 2021 | Jakamistalousinfo.fi (Sharing Economy Information)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
22 January 2021 | Uber advice and training
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | turespuestasindical
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Asoriders
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Mladi Plus
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Deutscher Crowdsourcing Verband (DCV) (German Crowdsourcing Association).
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Česká asociace sdílené ekonomiky, ČASE (Czech Sharing Economy Association)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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3 countries |
22 January 2021 | FairCrowdWork
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Deemly
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Collective agreement Italian logistics sector
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Transnational Federation of Couriers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Works council Foodora Austria
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | SE (Societas Europaea, European Company) Works Council Delivery Hero
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Riders Union Bologna
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Collectif des Courier-e-s (Couriers Collective)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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3 countries |
22 January 2021 | FairTube
Initiative | Online platform-determined higher-skilled work |
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22 January 2021 | Collective agreement between Foodora and the United Federation of Trade Unions (Fellesforbundet)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Collective agreement between Bzzt and Swedish Transport Workers' Union
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | GMB Union and Hermes
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | UGT - Manifesto of Intentions - Ride-hailing platforms
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | United Freelancers and ACV-CSC
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Danish Government Sharing Economy Strategy
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Independent Delivery Workers Collective in Paris (CLAP)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | Hermes support fund
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Deliveroo lets families of riders use online courses
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | NIdiL and CGIL
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | CGT delivery unions
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Sharing economy UK Trustseal
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
22 January 2021 | Fairwork Foundation
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
21 January 2021 | WageIndicator Foundation on Platform Economy
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
21 January 2021 | The Internet of Ownership – Directory
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | ShareNL
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | SharingEspaña (SHES)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Sharing Economy Ireland
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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2 countries |
21 January 2021 | Sharing Cities Alliance
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Sharers & Workers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Italian trade union support for platform workers
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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21 January 2021 | Instituto Nacional de Seguridad, Salud y Bienesar en el Trabajo (INSSBT, National Institute for Safety, Health and Wellbeing at Work, Spain)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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21 January 2021 | iLabour – Online Labour Strife (Oxford Internet Institute, Oxford, UK)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Liefern am Limit
Initiative | On-location client-determined routine work |
Tag Updated |
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21 January 2021 | Declaration of Sharing Cities
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | European Agenda for the collaborative economy
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Gigworker.com
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | Riders’ municipal information counter
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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21 January 2021 | Stride Health
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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5 countries |
15 January 2021 | Giggin’ Policy Project
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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1 May 2020 | Riders for rights (Rider x i diritti)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
The platform economy is one of those moving targets, which, despite receiving increasing media and policy attention, has proven difficult to regulate. Given the heterogeneity of employment relationships, business models, types of platform work and cross-border issues, this is not surprising.
Technological change is accelerating as the capacity of electronic devices to digitally store, process and communicate information expands. Digitalisation is transforming the EU economy and labour markets: nearly one-third of EU workplaces are categorised as highly digitalised. What are the implications of the digital revolution for employment and work?
The rapid rise of the platform economy has led to a marked transformation of European labour markets, and existing regulatory frameworks and voluntary initiatives have yet to catch up. While platform work offers opportunities for workers and employers and potentially contributes to innovation, economic growth and competitiveness in the EU, it has been criticised from the beginning because of the poor employment and working conditions often experienced by workers.
While 2020 may come to be seen as the year platform work gathered pace and started to go mainstream – thanks in large part to COVID-19 containment measures sparking an increase in food and grocery delivery – 2021 could be the year that regulation of platform work is set in motion.
