Digitalisation and workers participation: what trade unions, company level workers and online platform workers in Europe think - Report to the ETUC
"Digitalisation has become one of the most important catchwords in the debate about structural changes within the economy, our societies and particularly in the world of work. The accelerated change triggered by digital technologies presents both opportunities and risks. These risks, as they re...
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| Institution: | ETUI-European Trade Union Institute |
| Format: | TEXT |
| Language: | English |
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Brussels
2018
ETUC |
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| Online Access: | https://www.labourline.org/KENTIKA-19301730124911299129-Digitalisation-and-workers-par.htm |
| Summary: | "Digitalisation has become one of the most important catchwords in the debate about structural changes within the economy, our societies and particularly in the world of work. The accelerated change triggered by digital technologies presents both opportunities and risks. These risks, as they relate to existing jobs, working conditions and employment prospects, have to be addressed by enhanced involvement of workers and trade unions. This report summarises the results of a large online survey that was developed and conducted between June 2017 and June 2018 in the context of an ETUC project “Workers Participation: The key to fair digitalisation”. In addition to the survey, the project comprised further activities such as scientific expertise based on desk research, a legal expertise on online platform work/crowdwork, interviews with around 30 workers representatives in EWCs and workers’ board level representatives in larger multinational companies, and a series of four workshops with national ETUC/ETUF affiliates and company representatives in Copenhagen, Tallinn, Madrid and Berlin. Through these activities, the ETUC aims to strengthen the voices of workers and trade unions in the public debate on digitalisation. The ETUC survey is currently the most comprehensive overview of trade union and company workers representatives’ assessments, views and experiences with regard to digitalisation and its various impacts on employment and work: In the context of the survey, more than 1,500 responses were gathered from trade unionists and company level workers representatives from more than 30 European countries, including from EWCs and SE works council members in more than 220 transnational companies. The survey definitively shows that both trade union organisations and company-level employee representatives are fully aware of the challenges posed by digitalisation and are demanding a real say in shaping digital transformation processes. Additionally, a separate survey section was dedicated to online platform workers (‘crowdworkers’) which aimed to uncover their perception of this specific form of work, as well as their expectations in terms of workers participation and trade union policies and practices. More than 50 platform workers commented on these issues. …" |
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| Physical Description: | 67 p. Digital Paper |