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“Workers\u2019 Data, Collective Bargaining, and the Platform Economy”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The GDPoweR (Recovering Workers\u2019 Data to Negotiate and Monitor Collective Agreements in the Platform Economy) research project invites researchers, policymakers, trade unionists, and activists to submit papers for its upcoming final conference. The conference will present the project\u2019s findings and explore how digital platforms collect and use worker data, and how this data can be leveraged for fairer collective bargaining agreements in the gig economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keynote speaker: Becky Wright
Executive Director at Unions 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becky Wright is a leading expert on how trade unions adapt to the changing nature of work, particularly through innovative approaches to organising atypical workers. She brings extensive experience working with unions representing such sectors and will offer critical insights into union transformation, strategic adaptation, and inclusive organising practices that resonate across the platform economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Theme and scope<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The GDPoweR project over two years explored the collection of worker data by digital labour platforms, how companies\u2019 data collection practices affect workers, and how collective agreements to regulate pay, working conditions and the use of worker data in the platform economy are negotiated and implemented in Austria, Belgium, France, Poland and Spain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conference will focus on the role of workers\u2019 data rights in shaping industrial relations, particularly in the location-based platform economy (e.g., food delivery, ride-hailing). It will examine how data access rights under the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) can be utilized to enhance transparency, empower workers, and support collective bargaining. The event will also address broader trends in platform work, such as algorithmic management, precarious employment, and the role of social partners in ensuring fair working conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We welcome submissions that address, but are not limited to, the following topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n