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THE GIG ECONOMY PRINCIPLES

The ITF gig economy employer principles are aimed at ensuring that employers in the on-demand gig economy act to protect the human rights of their workers.

Disguised Employment Relationships

Workers in the gig economy are not recognised as employees by most on-demand gig economy platforms. This

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Impact stories

Exposed: European trucking’s systemic exploitation of workers

The ITF is working with its unions in Europe to expose the hidden shame of Europe’s road transport industry. Drivers from Eastern Europe are brought to Western Europe to drive, they receive an hourly wage as low as EUR1.70, they have to sleep in the cab of the truck for up to eight months at a time
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Shipwreck survivor secures compensation with union’s support

In September 2019, a tug supply vessel sank in the middle of the central Atlantic Ocean. The ‘Bourbon Rhode’ was travelling from the Canary Islands to Guyana in South America when it was hit by a devastating hurricane: Lorenzo. All but three of the seafarers onboard the Bourbon Rhode were killed
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The latest news on the issues affecting us all, and the actions we’re taking to improve our working lives and futures.

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