Labour issues in the digital economy

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cepal.callNumberLC/TS.2017/66
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cepal.jobNumberS1700563_en
cepal.regionalOfficeWashington
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cepal.topicEngEMPLOYMENT
cepal.topicEngINFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES (ICTS)
cepal.topicEngINNOVATION, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
cepal.topicSpaEMPLEO
cepal.topicSpaINNOVACIÓN, CIENCIA Y TECNOLOGÍA
cepal.topicSpaTECNOLOGÍAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN Y LAS COMUNICACIONES (TIC)
cepal.workareaEngPRODUCTION, PRODUCTIVITY AND MANAGEMENT
cepal.workareaSpaDESARROLLO PRODUCTIVO Y EMPRESARIAL
dc.contributor.authorArtecona, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorChau, Terence
dc.coverage.spatialEngLATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
dc.coverage.spatialSpaAMERICA LATINA Y EL CARIBE
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-17T17:59:52Z
dc.date.available2017-08-17T17:59:52Z
dc.date.issued2017-08
dc.description.abstractDigital work platforms are transforming labor markets around the world. Firms that own, manage and deploy these work platforms have reframed employer–worker relations by defining their core business as the provision of the technology that enables certain services to be provided rather than the provision of those services, and offering their workers independent contractor arrangements rather than employee contracts. This has significant consequences in terms of wages, jobs security and other working conditions. Digital work platforms also increase worker welfare by offering unparalleled flexibility in setting work hours and most permit a workday to be segmented, allowing certain parts of the population who otherwise would not be able to work (due to other commitments or constraints) to have some source of income. At the same time, they pose significant challenges in the labor market. Companies replace employees with contract workers to control costs but this may lead to lower pay, benefits, and job security. Therefore, there is an urgent need for a policy debate on how to best prepare workers for this new reality. This document describes three main concerns: the issue of worker misclassification in digital work platforms, the lack of social security systems for workers in the gig economy that are not considered employees, and the problems that the isolating nature of on-demand work presents with respect to worker organization and the right to collective bargaining.
dc.description.tableOfContentsAbstract .-- Introduction .-- I. Labor issues regarding the on-demand economy .-- A. Non-standard employment and employee misclassification. B. Social security in the on-demand economy. C. Collective bargaining .-- II. Looking forward.
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dc.format.extent27 páginas.
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dc.identifier.unSymbolLC/TS.2017/66
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11362/42046
dc.language.isoeng
dc.physicalDescription27 p.
dc.publisherCEPAL
dc.publisher.placeWashington, D.C.
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesStudies and Perspectives Series (Washington, DC)
dc.relation.isPartOfSeriesNo17
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dc.subject.unbisEngEMPLOYMENT
dc.subject.unbisEngKNOWLEDGE-BASED ECONOMY
dc.subject.unbisEngINTERNET
dc.subject.unbisEngINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject.unbisEngCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subject.unbisEngLABOUR MARKET
dc.subject.unbisEngEMPLOYEES
dc.subject.unbisEngSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subject.unbisEngCOLLECTIVE BARGAINING
dc.subject.unbisSpaEMPLEO
dc.subject.unbisSpaECONOMIA BASADA EN EL CONOCIMIENTO
dc.subject.unbisSpaINTERNET
dc.subject.unbisSpaTECNOLOGIA DE LA INFORMACION
dc.subject.unbisSpaTECNOLOGIA DE LAS COMUNICACIONES
dc.subject.unbisSpaMERCADO DE TRABAJO
dc.subject.unbisSpaEMPLEADOS
dc.subject.unbisSpaBIENESTAR SOCIAL
dc.subject.unbisSpaNEGOCIACION COLECTIVA
dc.titleLabour issues in the digital economy
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