Decent Work in the Gig Economy: An Appraisal of the EU and ILO Regulation of Digital Labour Platforms

Digital Labour Platforms (DLPs) have drastically transformed the labour market over the past fifteen years, creating new and flexible job opportunities while also undermining the fundamentals of decent work. People who work via DLPs frequently experience unfair treatment, including discrimination, poor wages, and uncontrolled exploitation. This article explores the various responses to the phenomenon so far elaborated at the EU and international level, with the aim to emphasise their benefits and defects in terms of decent work. In particular, a thorough reading will be offered of both the recent 2024 EU Platform Work Directive and the upcoming ILO Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy, currently under debate before the ILO General Conference.