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Unterschutz, Joanna --- "Digital Work - Real Bargaining. How to Ensure Sustainability of Social Dialogue in Digital Era?" [2019] ELECD 1853; in Kenner, Jeff; Florczak, Izabela; Otto, Marta (eds), "Precarious Work" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 222

Book Title: Precarious Work

Editor(s): Kenner, Jeff; Florczak, Izabela; Otto, Marta

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 12

Section Title: Digital Work - Real Bargaining. How to Ensure Sustainability of Social Dialogue in Digital Era?

Author(s): Unterschütz, Joanna

Number of pages: 21

Abstract/Description:

Digital workers are connected by common interests regarding establishing remuneration or work conditions, including health and safety, but trade unions often find it challenging to organise them, so they seek other avenues to make their voice heard. As yet, traditional collective agreements do not seem accessible for digital workers either, especially when it comes to identifying the employer. Instead other forms of agreements, including soft law instruments, can be applied. Organising legal strikes may also be problematic in some countries. The aim of the chapter is to briefly present platform work and work on demand via apps and to highlight the challenges for this group of workers to benefit from collective rights. Given variety on national regulations, ILO standards may be a sound legal basis to build a system of collective bargaining.