As the International Labour Conference (ILC) opens its discussion on decent work in the platform economy, trade unions across Asia and the Pacific are demanding bold and urgent action to end the systemic denial of rights of platform workers.

As trade unions around the world remember those lost to preventable workplace tragedies, ITUC-Asia Pacific is sounding the alarm about a new frontier of occupational health and safety (OHS) risks – those created by artificial intelligence (AI), algorithmic management, and digital surveillance. These emerging technologies, if left unchecked, could reshape the world of work in ways that threaten both the physical and mental well-being of workers.