The creation of Ukrainian legislation for social support of digital platform workers
The research is devoted to the issues of legislative institutionalisation of digital labour platforms in Ukraine, including social protection of platform workers. As basic, the research uses the concept of a digital platform, that is, a platform that includes any digital interface that creates economic and / or social value and acts as an intermediary between the platform owner, the provider of employment services and the end consumer; as well as the concept of a digital labour platform, which the International Labour Organization considers to be a separate structural component of the platform economy. This new type of economy was formed under the influence of the global trend of digitalisation and is characterised by the rapid spread of digital platforms in various types of business, markets and employment. The study is relevant because of the need to create a regulatory framework for regulating the activities of digital platforms, as well as to foresee its social consequences, which is a characteristic of most countries of the world today. The research objective is to develop a structural outline for the formation of Ukrainian legislation on digital labour platforms and social protection of platform workers. An interdisciplinary approach is used, incorporating analytical, institutional and comparative methods. This objective aligns with Ukraine’s objectives of digitalisation and post-war recovery, harmonisation with the European Union legislation, and implementation of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Model Reporting Rules for Digital Platforms. The main results of the study are that the authors have developed a Structural Contour of the Ukrainian draft law that refers to the EU Platform Work Directive and the ILO standards on decent work in the platform economy. It provides for amendments to the national Labour Code and the Law of Ukraine “On Stimulating the Development of Digital Economy in Ukraine”, proposes expanding the relevant functional powers of specialized Ukrainian ministries and agencies.
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