Hits and Misses: On Corporate Responsibility, Gate Keepers and Common Code
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Dear Reader, June saw some big hits and misses in the world of digital governance. EU lawmakers finally reached an agreement on the Platform Workers Directive, which seeks to address the employment status and conditions of gig workers. A first-of-its-kind legislation, this law has been keenly awaited. But its ambitious objective to end bogus self-employment in platform work has seen dilution in language and scope along the way, denting the potential for full recognition of platform workers’ rights. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also released an
Hits and Misses: On Corporate Responsibility, Gate Keepers and Common Code
Hits and Misses: On Corporate Responsibility…
Hits and Misses: On Corporate Responsibility, Gate Keepers and Common Code
Dear Reader, June saw some big hits and misses in the world of digital governance. EU lawmakers finally reached an agreement on the Platform Workers Directive, which seeks to address the employment status and conditions of gig workers. A first-of-its-kind legislation, this law has been keenly awaited. But its ambitious objective to end bogus self-employment in platform work has seen dilution in language and scope along the way, denting the potential for full recognition of platform workers’ rights. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) also released an