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Case studies
16 pages
Improving working conditions in the digital economy: the Fairwork project
Keywords:New forms of digital-based work, such as digital platform work, widen job opportunities but also introduce novel risks for occupational safety and health (OSH). This report outlines the Fairwork project’s framework for rating companies’ labour standards to better protect workers in the global digital economy.
Fairwork scores companies against its five fair work principles and incentivises them to improve policies and practices. Leveraging also consumer power to push for fair working conditions, the project aims to foster improved labour standards and contribute to mitigating many OSH risks related to platform work.