Date
22 January 2021

Tag

Active

Country
Italy Italy
Geographical scope
Regional
Type
  • Type

    Code of conduct, standards

    Voluntary
  • Type

    Organising and representing workers

    Voluntary

Description

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 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 lays out that platforms are responsible for accounting for health and safety at work by providing protective devices and trainings. Digital platforms are furthermore obliged to insure the workers against accidents at work and occupational diseases. In accordance with national legislation, the digital workers have the right to social security protection. Remuneration of workers via platforms is determined to be based on working time in order to ensure that workers receive payment according to the minimum hourly rate affirmed by the collective labour agreements. Also, the new law announces the establishment of a council as a permanent consultation body in relation to policies on digital work and a regional register for digital workers and platforms. 

Further information:  https://www.consiglio.regione.lazio.it/consiglio-regionale/?vw=leggiregionalidettaglio&id=9349&sv=vigente 


Additional metadata

Keywords
social protection, health and safety, income
Actors
Government
Sector
No specific sector focus

Citation

Eurofound (2021), Regional legislation in Lazio, Italy (Initiative), Record number 3027, Platform Economy Database, Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/platformeconomydb/regional-legislation-in-lazio-italy-103109.