On the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council Improving working conditions in platform work
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Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Marianne Vind
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The Committee on Transport and Tourism's draft opinion responds to the proposed directive on improving working conditions in platform work, focusing on transport and tourism. It asks the employment committee to take account of 19 amendments.¶¶¶ The amendments add fair and just working conditions, health and safety protection, protective equipment, accident insurance and social protection for platform workers, especially in low-skilled on-location work such as driving and delivery.¶¶¶ They broaden algorithmic management rules to all workers subject to automated or semi-automated monitoring and decision-making, require human oversight, and strengthen information, consultation and collective bargaining rights.¶¶¶ They also call for training and professional development pathways, and for Member States to ensure effective protection for workers facing uncertainty about their employment status, particularly migrants and young workers.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, as the committee responsible, to take into account 19 amendments that strengthen fair working conditions, health and safety, algorithmic management protections, social dialogue and training for platform workers, especially in transport and tourism.¶¶¶
Key points
- The rapporteur seeks fair and just working conditions that respect the psychosocial and physical health, safety and dignity of platform workers, especially in transport and tourism.¶
- Platform workers in transport and tourism face psychosocial risks from online monitoring, rating and tight deadlines, and should receive protective equipment, accident insurance, sick leave and unemployment protection.¶
- The rapporteur seeks to broaden protection of fundamental rights, health and dignity of all workers subject to algorithmic management, including human oversight of decisions affecting working conditions.¶
- The rapporteur seeks social dialogue through proper representation, including the right to join a trade union, to organise and to bargain collectively.¶
- The rapporteur calls for regular obligatory security training and professional development pathways for people working through platforms, especially in low-skilled on-location work.¶
- Amendment 1 adds to Recital 2 that the Directive respects the health, safety and dignity of persons performing platform work, especially in transport and tourism and low-skilled on-location work such as driving and delivery.¶
- Amendment 2 adds to Recital 4 that digitalisation carries risks for employment status classification, transparency, fairness, safety and privacy, and that platform business model choices may lead to adverse working conditions and worker exploitation.¶
- Amendments 3 and 4 add recitals stating that the COVID-19 pandemic increased precarious self-employment in platform work, exposed workers to safety and health risks, and that these workers often lack safety equipment and training.¶¶
- Amendment 5 adds to Recital 6 that misclassification can lead to tax avoidance and evasion, labour exploitation, unfair competition and social dumping, particularly in transport and tourism where platforms compete with traditional businesses.¶
- Amendment 6 adds Recital 16a extending the algorithmic management provisions to all workers subject to automated or semi-automated monitoring and decision-making, for example in transport and tourism.¶
- Amendment 8 replaces Recital 23 to say Member States should ensure effective protection for workers facing uncertainty about their employment status, especially migrants and young workers in delivery, and notes women make up only 22% of transport workers.¶
- Amendments 10, 18 and 19 add provisions on digital communication channels, collective bargaining access, and Commission and Member State support for training and professional development pathways.¶¶¶
Who is affected
- Platform workers in the European transport and tourism sectors, especially those in low-skilled platform-determined on-location work such as driving and delivery.¶¶¶
- Migrant and young workers, who are especially affected by uncertainty over their employment relationship and by health and safety risks.¶
- Digital labour platforms, which would face obligations on algorithmic management, information and consultation, and collective bargaining.¶¶¶
- Member States, which should ensure effective protection for workers facing uncertainty about their employment status and promote collective bargaining.¶