Platform economy database
Database of initiatives and court cases in the EU
Eurofound’s platform economy database provides information on 411 initiatives and court cases that exist or have been implemented in relation to activities in the platform economy. The database was last updated in March 2025 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 Italian region of Lazio drafted a manifesto of the ‘Fundamental rights in the gig-economy’ and new legislation titled ‘Proposal for a regional law on standards for the protection and security of digital workers’. The law addresses the protection of platform workers' dignity, health, and safety. It also seeks to improve transparency in the digital labour market and combat unsafe work practices and exploitation
The new law was adopted after a public consultation phase and addresses wages of platform workers, transparency of platforms’ operations as well as health, safety and social security aspects of platform work.
The law mentions several rights and obligations, including: * The right to fair and equitable treatment, health, and safety protection (Article 1) * The right to access social protection, training, and fair compensation (Article 1) * The right to a minimum hourly wage and compensation for pre-booking (Article 5) * The obligation for digital platforms to provide information on the risks associated with the work, the terms of the contract, and the compensation (Article 6) * The obligation for digital platforms to adopt measures to prevent accidents and ensure the health and safety of platform workers (Article 3) * The obligation for digital platforms to provide insurance coverage for digital workers against accidents and occupational diseases (Article 4) * The obligation for digital platforms to respect the principles of transparency, fairness, and non-discrimination in the management of digital workers' ratings and reputations (Article 7) * The right to a transparent and fair evaluation of their performance and rating (Article 7) * The right to access the anagrafe and the registro, which are the regional registry of digital workers and the registry of digital platforms, respectively (Article 9) * The obligation for digital platforms to comply with the provisions of the law, including the payment of sanctions in case of non-compliance (Article 8)
Further information: https://www.consiglio.regione.lazio.it/consiglio-regionale/?vw=leggiregionalidettaglio&id=9349&sv=vigente
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.
