Platform work, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, is at the top of the European agenda. It is estimated that 28 million people work through digital labour platforms in the EU today, while this number is expected to increase up to 43 million by 2025. In the hearing on the “Working conditions of platform workers package”, the European Economic and Social Committee highlighted the potential risks and how these challenges should be met. The package was welcomed by the participants, who raised the need for a common legal framework, given the diversified reactions and practices applied by the Member States when it comes to platform labour.
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