Millions of people worldwide now depend on digital platforms for their income. From food delivery couriers to ride hailing drivers and data enrichment workers, technological innovation has opened new opportunities for workers and consumers. However, it has also created a system where workers are often denied their basic rights and protections.
Time to deliver rights for ALL platform workers – International Trade Union Confederation
Workers’ rights are in free fall across every continent, according to the 2025 ITUC Global Rights Index, with Europe and the Americas recording their worst scores since the Index began in 2014. Just seven countries now have the top rating of 1 for their respect for workers’ rights, compared with 39 rated 5.
On International Women’s Day, the ITUC stands in solidarity with women workers, their trade unions and all progressive allies around the world, in the struggle for gender equality, women’s rights, and social and economic justice for all.
At a major global summit on artificial intelligence (AI), the ITUC has called for stronger worker involvement in how AI is introduced and used in the workplace.
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