EU states reach deal to back rules on app workers' conditions

Brussels, Belgium (AFP) Mar 11, 2024

EU states reached agreement on Monday on controversial rules to cover app workers in the so-called gig economy, after weeks of wrangling over the draft text. "Better working conditions for those delivering your meal at home! Ministers just approved the compromise text on the Platform Work Directive," Belgium, which holds the rotating EU presidency, said on X. When the European Union bega