Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 393 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in August 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 393 entries and was last updated in August 2024.
This section lists initiatives which seek to organise and represent the interests of platform workers.
69 records found
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12 August 2024 | Collective agreement on use of AI and algorithms signed
Initiative | On-location client-determined moderately skilled work |
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8 July 2024 | Collective agreement signed by Wolt workers in Cyprus
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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19 December 2023 | Collective agreement for freedom to choose journeys signed
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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19 September 2023 | Collective agreement on transparency and account deactivation in the VTC platform sector signed
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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29 August 2023 | Union Indépendants
Initiative | On-location worker-initiated moderately skilled work |
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18 January 2023 | Method agreement on negotiations and social dialogue in the VTC platform sector signed
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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14 October 2022 | New trade union for platform delivery sector established
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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15 July 2022 | Trade union Werkvereniging organises platform workers
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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26 May 2022 | Couriers Association
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 April 2022 | Autorité des relations sociales des plateformes d’emploi (ARPE)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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1 April 2022 | Croatian Society of Independent Professionals
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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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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16 February 2022 | ZSSS resolution on fair working conditions in the platform economy
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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11 February 2022 | Mensakas cooperative
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 | Indépendants.co
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 | The Deliverance Project (protest network)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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6 January 2022 | Itset (representation of self-employed workers)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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23 November 2021 | Platform Zelfstandige Ondernemers (PZO)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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27 October 2021 | Riders Collective
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Gorillas Workers Collective
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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27 October 2021 | Works Council Foodora Cologne and Hamburg; Works Council Lieferando Cologne and Frankfurt
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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14 October 2021 | Velogista
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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12 October 2021 | Transnational Federation of Couriers
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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16 September 2021 | First Croatian Union of Platform Workers Established
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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29 May 2021 | Collective agreement between Just Eat, trade union CGIL, CISL and UIL Trasporti and workers in Italy
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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23 March 2021 | Riders Union Reggio Emilia
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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1 February 2021 | Association of platforms using independent workers (Association des Plateformes des indépendants, API)
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 | Service Union United (PAM)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | SCP-VTC (Syndicat des Chauffeurs Privés - véhicule de tourisme avec chauffeur)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Works Council Deliveroo Cologne, Germany
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Si-Cobas (Sindacato Intercategoriale Cobas Lavoratori Autorganizzati, Inter-sectoral self-organised workers’ union)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Riders’ Union Netherlands
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | General Confederation of Labour (Confédération générale du travail, CGT)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | YouTubers Union
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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22 January 2021 | SCCUD Dijon
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | SCVG Bordeaux and CGT
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Ver.di
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 | 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 | GoOpti worker protest
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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22 January 2021 | Collective agreement for bicycle couriers in Austria
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 | Regional legislation in Lazio, Italy
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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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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21 January 2021 | Travail Gratuit (Free Labour)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | GPA-DJP
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | FGTB - ABVV Platform
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | The Independent Workers’ Union of Great Britain (IWGB)
Initiative | No platform work typology |
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21 January 2021 | The Danish trade union 3F
Initiative | On-location client-determined moderately skilled work |
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1 May 2020 | Riders for rights (Rider x i diritti)
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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1 January 2020 | Intersyndicale nationale (INV) VTC trade union
Initiative | On-location platform-determined routine work |
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21 January 2018 | Riders x Derechos (Riders for Rights)
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.
