FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin On June 12, the International Labour Conference (ILC) adopted the Convention concerning Decent Work in the Platform Economy, marking the first binding international labor standard for the platform economy. The decision, taken at the 114th session of the ILC, concludes a process launched in 2025 when constituents agreed to pursue a global labor standard for platform work. The Convention establishes that labor protections apply to all platform transport workers, regardless of whether they are classified as employees or independent contractors. Core protections extend to platform workers, including: RelatedNews Hong Kong expands incentives to support shipping sector and decarbonization Amendments to the IGC Code to enter into force in July 2028 var jnews_module_21375545_0_6a2c0a60114bb = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21375545","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"2193,1982,134,2854,3511,2339","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","