The national and international expansion of digital labour platforms across multiple sectors lies at the intersection of digital innovation and changing employment trends. The rise of the internet, advancements in artificial intelligence and the expansion of the data economy, together with the deregulation of labour markets, the growth in temporary work and the increasing externalisation and fragmentation of work have all together provided, and continue to provide, fertile ground for the growth of digital platform work.

Spain has the highest volume of people working through digital platforms in Europe. Around 2.6% of the working population rely on digital platform work as their main form of employment. Widening the focus to include all who sporadically engage in platform work, however, sees the figure go up to 18%. But what do we really know about platform work in Spain and platform workers’ experiences?

This report is a first step towards systematically understanding the knowledge Spain is producing on the platform economy and marks the creation of a centralised space for all such publications on a national, public level.

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