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A landmark ruling in Peru has recognised that delivery workers hired via platforms can be employees—not contractors.
With 23 legislative attempts stalled, this judicial decision redefines labour relations in a rapidly growing digital sector.
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Curious about how platforms in Germany score on fair working conditions?
Our new video breaks down the Fairwork Germany 2025 ratings — platform by platform, principle by principle.

Watch the full video here:
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Read the report:
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New release: Fairwork Philippines 2025
The report exposes the ongoing challenges faced by platform workers in the Philippines — including legal gaps, precarious work, and algorithmic oversight.
Read the full report: fair.work/en/fw/public...

#Fairwork #Philippines #GigEconomy #LabourRights

Just Launched: Fairwork Indonesia 2025 Report
Caught in the Crossfire — This year’s report exposes persistently poor working conditions across major platforms in Indonesia. No platform scored above 2/10.
Explore the full findings now on our website:
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#Fairwork #Indonesia #PlatformWork

Meet our new Fairwork Supporter: Workers’ House (بيت العمال), a civil society organisation based in Amman, Jordan.
Workers’ House is committed to protecting labour rights through research, advocacy, legal analysis, training, and awareness-raising.
Together, we stand for fair platform work worldwide

Platform workers in the Philippines face harsh realities — from extreme weather to insecure working conditions.

Join us for the Fairwork Philippines 2025 Report Launch:
Sept 30 | 1:30–3:00 PM
De La Salle University – Manila (Hybrid)

Register: bit.ly/FairworkPH20...

Fairwork Brazil Ratings 2025: Indebtedness and Precariousness A portrait of platform work in Brazil

O Relatório Fairwork Brasil 2025 está no ar.
Esta edição explora o crescimento do endividamento nas plataformas digitais de trabalho e os problemas persistentes na garantia de padrões de trabalho decente.
Leia mais: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #Trabalhoemplataformas #Trabalhoemapp #Brasil

The Fairwork Brazil 2025 report is now live.
This year’s research highlights the worsening debt cycles and structural precarity experienced by platform workers in Brazil.
Read more: fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #DigitalWork #Brazil

Indonesia Fairwork report launches 25 Sept!
We’ll dive into what platform workers are facing and what decent work should look like.
Save the date
#Indonesia #Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour

Call for Papers | AAG 2026
AI is built on global supply chains that concentrate value + spread harm. Our session asks: how do we map these inequalities + locate resistance?

Abstracts due 14 Oct.
Details fair.work/en/fw/blog/c...

#AI #CallForPapers #Fairwork #AAG2026

Brazil report goes live on 23 Sept!
We reveal what’s really happening behind the platforms and how to push for better rights.
Register here: wzb-eu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Fairwork #Brazil #GigWork #PlatformEconomy

Fairwork Indonesia Report 2025
Launching 25 September | 1:00PM Jakarta Time
We’re diving into what platform work looks like in Indonesia today—highlighting key findings from this year’s ratings, worker voices, and urgent policy gaps.
The event will be hybrid and open to all.
Registration info soon

When regulation ignores workers, it risks reinforcing the very problems it aims to solve.
Kenya’s proposed Bill deserves scrutiny — and solidarity.
#Fairwork #Kenya #GigWork #PlatformLabour #WorkersFirst

AI runs on invisible labour — and we’re done letting it stay hidden.
Introducing Audit Watch: a space to surface what’s really going on behind the platforms.
Workers, researchers, whistleblowers — your voice matters.
Submit or learn more: fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AuditWatch #AIlabour

We're going live on 3 September at 1PM UK time to talk about labour in AI supply chains and how certification can support accountability.
Join us: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6

#Fairwork #AI #GigWork #EthicalAI

Right2WorkNG has joined the Fairwork Pledge. Based in Nigeria, they advocate for fair conditions for informal and platform workers—while investing in youth labour education.
Discover their work: right2work.ng
Become a partner: fair.work/pledge
#Fairwork #GigEconomy #PlatformWork #Nigeria

We’re hosting a live webinar and Q&A on September 3 at 1 PM UK time: Building Fair AI Supply Chains.

Prof. Mark Graham and Patrick Feuerstein will unpack AI’s hidden labour, supply chain risks, and introduce the new Fairwork AI Certification.

Register here: lnkd.in/dHAngbY6

Fairwork’s Tobias Kuttler joined cnbcafrica to unpack findings from our South Africa report—spotlighting fairness (or the lack of it) in the gig economy.

Watch here: www.cnbcafrica.com/media/gdPxmr...

#Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour #SouthAfrica

Fairwork’s Mark Graham speaks to Globalnyt about the invisible labour powering today’s AI systems—and why tech firms must do better.
Read (in Danish): globalnyt.dk/professor-ka...

#AI #GigWork #Fairwork #DigitalLabour

What does an ethical AI supply chain look like in practice?

In this walkthrough, a company like LLMWorks commits to fair labor practices in its AI supply chain, works with Fairwork to implement change, and earns certification.

Learn more: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...

Fairer data work can be done.

Our GPAI report on Humans in the Loop shows how 14 concrete changes improved worker conditions, earning a 6/10 on the Fairwork AI Principles.

Read: fair.work/en/fw/public...

Audit or Certification?

Fairwork offers both:
Audit = internal insights
Certification = public proof of fairness

Same framework, different outcomes.

Learn what fits your AI supply chain: fair.work/en/fw/ai-cer...

Fairwork’s approach to platform accountability is now featured in Environment and Planning A.

The new article breaks down how action research can create real-world change for gig workers.

Read it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
#Fairwork #PlatformWork #ActionResearch #LabourRights

Fairwork Germany Report 2025

We rated 7 digital labour platforms in Germany.
Only 1 scored above 4/10
6 scored zero
No platform met all 5 principles of fair work

Migrant workers remain especially vulnerable.

Read the report: fair.work/en/fw/public...

#Fairwork #Germany #GigWork

From invisible labour to hidden data pipelines — AI isn’t built in a vacuum. These 5 principles define what a fair AI supply chain should look like. Is your company ready to meet the standard?

Learn more at fair.work/en/fw/certif...
#Fairwork #AISupplyChain

New research: “Planetary Sex Markets”

Platforms like OnlyFans and Chaturbate are creating global markets for sex work. Our new article shows how these platforms reshape who gets work—and on what terms.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#SexWorkIsWork #Fairwork #PlatformLabour #DigitalWork

The Fairwork AI Supply Chain Certificate is live — and ready to help companies take action. From audits to long-term commitment to improvement, we support ethical AI from the ground up.
Learn more: fair.work/en/fw/certif...

Fairwork Belgium 2024–2025 out now!

We evaluated 6 platforms across the country—and most still fall short on basic fairness.

Only 2 could show they pay minimum wage after costs.

Report: fair.work/en/fw/public...

#Fairwork #PlatformWork #GigEconomy

Have you read our US report?

Fairwork scored 11 major platforms on worker fairness. Not one passed the halfway mark.
fair.work/en/fw/public...
#Fairwork #GigWork #DigitalLabour #US #WorkerRights