Home » Industrial relations » National industrial relations » Poland: in a bid to better comprehend online platform working, Polish and German trade unions share their own specific practices Poland: in a bid to better comprehend online platform working, Polish and German trade unions share their own specific practices On 18 October Poland’s OPZZ trade union together with the Ebert Foundation (close to Germany’s Social-Democrat party) hosted a seminar aimed at exchanging information over online workers and practices aimed at protecting their interests. The seminar saw representatives participating from both German (DGB, Ver.di) and Polish (OPZZ, NSZZ) trade unions, as well as from the German Ministry for Labor and the Family and from the Polish Ministry for Labor and Social Policy. Through . Published on 10 December 2019 à 12h17 - Update on 10 December 2019 à 12h17 Resources The goal of the seminar was to share experience and good practices in the field of online platform work regulations. Online platform working is gathering pace in Poland and the country’s trade unions have stressed the need to create an institutional regulatory framework for this sector. “Several research studies as well as feedback from trade union experience have shown that online platform workers are often employed under uncertain conditions, which contribute to social dumping as well as posing a serious threat to the viability of the relevant trade unions.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels