Social Protection of Workers in the Platform Economy: A Cross-Country Comparison of Good Practice

Platform work can have negative implications for the individual protection of workers and the financing of social security systems. This article provides an international overview of measures for the social protection of workers in the platform economy. It is based on recent surveys of social security institutions worldwide. The analysis focuses on innovative regulatory approaches of countries that seek to provide better protection for platform work not only legally but also in social practice, as well as to tackle social security fraud.