Signal ILO Adopts First Global Labor Standard for Platform Work — Convention No. 193

Summary

The International Labour Organization adopted Convention No. 193 concerning Decent Work in the Platform Economy at its 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva on June 12, 2026, by a vote of 406 to 8. More than 5,700 delegates from 187 ILO member states attended the conference, held June 1-12, 2026. The convention requires member states to guarantee freedom of association, protection from discrimination and forced labor, safe working conditions, adequate pay, and data protection for platform workers regardless of employment classification, and it mandates transparency in automated management systems. Thirteen ratifications from nine member states were registered during the session. ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo said, "We could not disappoint them, and you showed once again that the ILO remains capable of shaping the present and future of work."