# What the new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy means for workers – and what’s next for implementation

- Type: News
- Source: European Digital Rights
- Date: 2026-10-29
- Original: https://edri.org/our-work/what-the-new-convention-on-decent-work-in-the-platform-economy-means-for-workers-and-whats-next-for-implementation/
- Canonical: https://overview.legal/posts/607145
- Topics: Right to Explanation, Profiling, Automated Decision-Making, Monitoring

## Summary

In June 2026, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted a new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy. Following in the footsteps of the EU’s Platform Work Directive, this Convention extends data protection rights for platform workers and contains innovative provisions to protect against the adverse effects of automated decision-making globally. But this is only the beginning. In this article, EDRi member Privacy International explores what’s next for ratification, implementa

## Full text

In June 2026, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) adopted a new Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy. Following in the footsteps of the EU’s Platform Work Directive, this Convention extends data protection rights for platform workers and contains innovative provisions to protect against the adverse effects of automated decision-making globally. But this is only the beginning. In this article, EDRi member Privacy International explores what’s next for ratification, implementation and the future of regulating worker surveillance in the EU and around the world.

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