EU member states have reached a long-awaited agreement on rules that pave the way to give greater employment protection to the bloc’s 28mn gig economy workers.
The agreement on Monday on industry rules could eventually allow workers, including Uber drivers and food delivery riders, to receive social security and other benefits. The deal unlocks drawn-out negotiations among the 27 member states that were delaying the drafting of the legislation.
“The gig economy has brought many benefits to our lives, but this must not come at the expense of workers’ rights,” said Paulina Brandberg, the Swedish minister for gender equality and working life who chaired discussions in Luxembourg.
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