How artificial intelligence uncouples hard work from fair wages through ‘surveillance pay’ practices—and how to fix it

“Workers’ pay is increasingly shaped by opaque algorithms and artificial intelligence systems, shifting compensation decisions away from human managers, clear legal standards, and collective bargaining. This phenomenon—known as algorithmic wage …

Little Tech Goes Global: The Expansion of AI and Workplace Surveillance

“As artificial intelligence reshapes the future of work, a new form of digital oversight is spreading quietly and rapidly across the globe—not from Big Tech, but from a sprawling network …

ILO Working Paper: The role of collective bargaining in promoting just transitions

This working paper explores the role of collective bargaining in achieving a just transition, drawing on recent literature and a sample of 512 collective agreements. An in-depth study of six …

Take the Mic: How Worker Voice Shapes Workplace Technology

“Every day, new headlines emerge hyping the power of artificial intelligence, algorithmic management, and automation technologies to transform work. The narrative surrounding emerging technology often focuses on newness and innovation, …

Two Frameworks for Employee Data Empowerment

The Yale Law Journal Forum recently hosted a collection of essays under the rubric of “Reimagining and Empowering the Contemporary Workforce.” Two of these works deal specifically with the challenges for workers …

New Global Safety Standards Aim to Protect AI’s Most Traumatized Workers

A global trade union on Thursday urged the world’s major tech companies to adopt what it says is the first set of global safety protocols for content moderators. Content moderators …

Just transitions in national climate frameworks and climate policies: Experiences in alignment, planning and progress tracking

This report by the KCI reviews the coverage of just transition in nationally determined contributions and long-term low-emission development strategies, implementation within key sectors, and tracking its progress. From the …

Trade unions and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) A guide for involvement

This Guide aims at supporting trade unions in influencing the NDCs. It has been drafted by Claire La Hovary (ACTRAV), with the support of Lene Olsen (ACTRAV), and has benefited …

Collective bargaining and collective action in the platform economy: A 2024 update of developments in legislation, case law and collective agreements

This working paper was prepared in 2024 and reviews developments internationally since 2021 relating to the exercise of the right to bargain collectively and the existence of collective agreements among …

Shaping the Future of Digital Work: A Bold Proposal for Platform Worker Rights

As the International Labour Conference gets underway, with negotiations on a crucial new international instrument for platform work now in motion, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) stands at a pivotal …