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  • Platformisation of Work

Interview: Why care platforms are becoming increasingly important & what challenges they pose for trade unions?

Caroline Murphy (University of Limerick), author of a new FES-study on Care Platforms explains why care platforms are becoming increasingly relevant.

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  • Blog

The latest articles in the Technology, Employment and Wellbeing blog

In our 4th issue of the Technology, Employment and Wellbeing blog, we focus on the importance of collective bargaining over the use of new technologies in the workplace.

Demonstration of script writers in the US
Creator: picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com | Gina M Randazzo
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  • Platformisation of Work

New Briefing: A Collective Work Agenda for the Digital Economy

How do we get to a collective work agenda for the digital economy? A new FES briefing compares the the situations in the US and Europe.

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  • AI, Algorithms, & Data

Launch Event: Collective Bargaining Practices on AI and Algorithmic Management in European services sectors

On March 15, 2024, FES and UNI Europa launched their collaborative research project focussing on AI and collective bargaining.

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  • AI, Algorithms, & Data

At the Digital Crossroads: Trade Unions and the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence in Latin America

In Latin America algorithms are increasingly influencing the workplace. What debates are arising in the region? How are parliaments and trade union movements preparing to confront these changes?

Several dozen food delivery people from the Colombian platform "Rappi" stage a demonstration demanding better working conditions and social guarantees, as well as fairer rates in Bogota, Colombia on March 02, 2022
Creator: picture alliance / AA | Juancho Torres
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  • Platformisation of Work

New report: Collection of Factsheets on Online Platforms and Platform Work

This Collection of Factsheets comprises all existing FES factsheets on online platforms and platform work in selected countries.

Latest Publications

Une vie professionnelle en pleine mutation

Sabanova, Inga | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Décembre 2025

les femmes et l'automatisation sur le marché du travail ; revue de littérature

Changing working lives: women and automation in the labour market

Sabanova, Inga | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung e.V., December 2025

scoping review

Worker data rights under GDPR and beyond

Gaudio, Giovanni ; Nogarede, Justin | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, December 2025

enforcement and legal mobilisation across the EU

Gender data

Arora, Payal ; Huang, Weijie | Bonn : Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, January 2025

what is it and why is it important for the future of AI systems?