There is a growing concern that competition law is a barrier to gig workers’ right to better working conditions as they do not benefit from the labour exemption under competition law. The labour exemption allows employees and employers to collectively bargain for better working conditions without liability under competition law. However, independent contractors do not benefit from the labour exemption under competition law because they are considered undertakings. There is an increasing call among practitioners, academics, and researchers for extending the labour exemption to gig workers. Nevertheless, the extent to which the labor exemption should be applied to gig workers or the intervention of competition law remains contentious.
In collaboration with the African Competition Forum (ACF), GIZ has organized this webinar to discuss the limits and potential of competition law in regulating the gig economy, enhancing competition within the digital labour platform (DLP) market, and protecting the gig worker’s right to better working conditions. Additionally, GIZ will present an open course for policymakers, civil society leaders, trade union representatives, academics, and business professionals on Shaping the Gig Economy, which gives hands-on practical knowledge and tools to understand better the potential and perils of regulating the gig economy. In particular, Module 6 focuses on ‘Competition in the Age of Digital Platforms’ available here.
Date:Wed 28.02.2024
Time: 5:00 pm-6:30 pm (EAT) Registration possible until: 28.02.2024, 5:00 pm (EAT)
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