UN labor agency starts final talks on employment standards for gig workers

GENEVA, Switzerland – The International Labour Organization begins its final round of talks on Monday, June 1, on the first binding employment standards for platforms offering services such as ride-hailing, food delivery, and e-commerce. A central sticking point is whether protections such as the minimum wage and benefits such as healthcare, sick leave, and social security should apply to all workers on these platforms, or depend on whether they are employees or self-employed. The talks will also address transparency in automated management, including how algorithmic systems determine pay, allocate work and assess performance. Members of the ILO, which started preliminary…