International Labour Standards on Digital Platform Work – Background and Key Issues Towards the Adoption of an ILO Convention and Recommendation in 2026 –

April 30, 2026The Journal of labor law

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This work reviews the discussions on quality work within the platform economy and the ILO's standard-setting efforts for an upcoming convention.
Systematic review of expert meetings and normative analysis post-2021 ILO Board decisions.
Comparison and analysis of convention and recommendation proposals, drafts, and survey structures from future reports.
Focus on definitions of platform work, fundamental labour rights, and classification of employment.
Identified normative choices on whether to classify platform work as 'labour' or merely 'service provision'.
Revealed key issues around the definition and rights of platform workers and the classification of employment relationships.
Highlighted implications for South Korea's labour laws and social security in response to diversified employment forms.

Analyses key issues and background surrounding the adoption of an ILO convention on digital platform work in 2026.

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June Namgoong (2026) studied this question.

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