{"id":4354,"date":"2026-06-24T16:10:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/?p=4354"},"modified":"2026-06-24T17:26:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T17:26:00","slug":"ilo-convention-no-193-on-decent-work-in-the-platform-economy-implications-for-employers-and-operators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/ilo-convention-no-193-on-decent-work-in-the-platform-economy-implications-for-employers-and-operators\/","title":{"rendered":"ILO Convention No. 193 on Decent Work in the Platform Economy: Implications for Employers and Operators"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Regulatory Context<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In June 2026, the 114<sup>th<\/sup> Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), held in Geneva, adopted Convention No. 193 on Decent Work in the Platform Economy (C193) \u2014 the first binding international labour standard specifically designed for workers who earn their income through digital work platforms.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Convention reflects recognition by governments, employers, and workers from 187 ILO Member States that the rapid growth of platform-based work requires a dedicated regulatory framework, one that reconciles technological innovation, new business models, and fundamental labour rights.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Practical Impact<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">C193 applies universally to all digital work platforms, regardless of how national law classifies the employment status of platform workers. This is a critical feature: the protections it establishes \u2014 including adequate remuneration, protection against violence and harassment, and data privacy safeguards \u2014 extend to all platform workers, whether they are formally classified as employees, independent contractors, or otherwise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For businesses that operate platforms or engage workers through them, this means that existing contractual structures and compliance frameworks may require review. The legal classification of workers as independent contractors does not shield an operator from obligations under C193 once ratified by the relevant Member State.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Considerations<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Companies with operations or workforce engagement through digital platforms should consider:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li>Reviewing existing service and collaboration agreements in light of C193\u2019s broad personal scope.<\/li>\n<li>Assessing remuneration structures to verify alignment with the Convention\u2019s standards.<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating data protection practices applicable to platform workers under the new framework.<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring Mexico\u2019s ratification process and any domestic implementing legislation that may follow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The full text of C193 is available at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/ILC114-Convenio%20n%C3%BAm.%20193-%5BRELMEETINGS-260522-003%5D-SP.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.ilo.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2026-06\/ILC114-Convenio%20n%C3%BAm.%20193-%5BRELMEETINGS-260522-003%5D-SP.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regulatory Context In June 2026, the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), held in Geneva, adopted Convention No. 193 on Decent Work in the Platform Economy (C193) \u2014 the first binding international labour standard specifically designed for workers who earn their income through digital work platforms. The Convention reflects recognition by governments, employers, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4358,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-otros"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4354"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4360,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4354\/revisions\/4360"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ibarrapg.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}