The ITUC welcomes two, new historic EU directives on platform work and corporate sustainability and due diligence. Although they do not fully meet the needs of working people, they are a step in the right direction. The directive on platform work introduces a presumption of employment at the national level to address the widespread abuse of misclassifying workers as 'bogus self-employed'. This means that platform companies will now bear the responsibility of proving that individuals are not (...)