ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Silvia Rainone

Silvia Rainone is Senior Researcher in the Europeanisation of Industrial Relations Unit of the European Trade Union Institute covering developments in EU labour and social policy with a predominant focus on the future of work, platform work and European socio-economic governance. She is an affiliated member of the Institute for Labour Law (KU Leuven) and part of the coordinating committee of the European Lawyers for Workers Network.

POSTS BY Silvia Rainone

19 July 2023

Silvia Rainone

More than Formal Recognition?

The Commission’s proposal for a Platform Work Directive contains a number of provisions recognising collective labour rights for platform workers, mostly revolving around information and consultation rights for workers’ representatives. This suggests that, at least in principle, extending workplace representation and industrial relation practices to the platform economy is part of the Commission’s policy agenda. However, this blogpost argues that even if certain collective labour rights are formally recognised, the proposed directive does not offer adequate basis for their effective exercise. Trade union organising, collective bargaining and workplace democracy do not find sufficient support in the directive, thus limiting their development within the platform economy. Continue reading >>