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  • Platformisation of Work

Second Trade Union Forum on Platform Work

The second Trade Union Platfor(u)m - organised by ETUC, in cooperation with FES Future of Work - took place on 28-29 September 2023 in Madrid.

banner of the Trade Union forum in Madrid, September 2023
Creator: ETUC
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  • Intersectional/ Gender Lens

AI and Educational System in Hungary: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities

Documentary screening and panel discussion on AI and the education system in Hungary.

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  • Platformisation of Work

Regulating platform work: How will this impact migrant workers?

This FES-EPC discussion paper anlyses the potential impact of the proposal for a Directive on platform work and rights of platform migrant workers.

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  • AI, Algorithms, & Data

Digitalisation in the Construction and Woodwork Sectors

New study with EFBWW and Fraunhofer Institute on how does digitalisation affect the workplace in the construction.

construction worker
Creator: Barbora Novotna
  • Event
  • AI, Algorithms, & Data

Online Platforms, Platform Work and Platform Workers in France, Greece, Italy and Germany: What can we learn from each other?

This online event on platform economy in France, Greece, Italy and Germany took place on May 11. The recording of the event in English is available now.

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  • AI, Algorithms, & Data

Online Event: Participatory Design and Worker Rights in the Age of Standardised Software.

On 21 March, we discussed together with Prof. Bødker, Aarhus University, participatory design and worker rights in the age of standardised software

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handover blindness and implications for EU AI sovereignty

Une vie professionnelle en pleine mutation

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

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Changing working lives: women and automation in the labour market

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