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<div id="gmail-:120r" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aiL"><div dir="ltr"><div>Dear friends of the Global South,<br></div><div><br></div><div>We are writing to let you know that Data Privacy Brasil launched on March 20th the <a href="https://www.dataprivacybr.org/en/emerging-trends-in-the-regulation-of-platform-work-in-brazil-a-preliminary-report/" target="_blank">report “Emerging trends in the regulation of work on platforms in Brazil”.</a>
 The report presents an exploratory research about the struggles to 
regulate platform work in Brazil, with emphasis on two processes: the 
Working Group set up by President Lula in 2023 and the Draft Bill 
presented by the federal government in 2024.<br><br>Based on interviews 
with the participants of the Working Group and insights gathered through
 Data Privacy Brasil’s monitoring of the government’s platformed work 
agenda, the report identifies three key regulatory trends.<br><br>Firstly,
 there is a notable governmental effort to navigate towards a middle 
ground for ensuring decent work standards without rigid adherence to 
traditional “registered worker” models established in mid-20th-century 
Brazilian labor legislation. This represents a significant departure 
from historical norms, particularly given the emphasis on classic labor 
rights historically championed by the Workers’ Party. This shift 
reflects a willingness to adapt old convictions and embrace new legal 
frameworks conducive to promoting “decent work”, which is part of the 
G20 agenda in 2024.<br><br>Secondly, a major focus lies on addressing 
the intricacies of pension system organization within the context of 
platform work. Central to this concern is the issue of non-contributions
 to the National Social Security Institute (INSS), presenting a 
significant tax challenge. While the government acknowledges the 
distinct nature of this market, there is a pressing need for equitable 
tax arrangements to ensure the sustainability of social policies rooted 
in redistributive principles.<br><br>Thirdly, there is a critical 
recognition of the importance of safeguarding fundamental rights in the 
face of automated decision-making and algorithmic management prevalent 
in platform work environments. The elusive nature of traditional “boss’s
 orders” in this setting, often concealed within mathematical algorithms
 and automated management systems, poses unique challenges. The new 
Draft Bill defines that platform workers are self-employed workers on a 
platform. It also separates two wheel drivers and four wheel drivers, 
guaranteeing social rights of collective negotiation only for the four 
wheel drivers.<br><br>Considering the centrality of the decent work 
agenda for the Lula government and the growing overlap with digital 
rights issues (algorithmic management, due process on platforms, rights 
to contest, community management of personal data), we hope that there 
will be a deeper and more significant combination (or interplay) of this
 agenda in the coming years. The document also addresses the need for 
more empirical studies on the harm suffered by workers in algorithmic 
management processes and the difficulties in defending their fundamental
 rights in relation to data. According to the report, philanthropic 
entities, research centers, and civil society organizations (in the 
field of work and in the field of fundamental rights) should promote 
more exchanges of knowledge and strategies to think about the future of 
decent work in markets mediated by data and digital platforms.<br><br>The report is <a href="https://www.dataprivacybr.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/regulation-of-platform-work_bydataprivacybrasil.pdf" target="_blank">now available for reading; access the file here</a>.</div><div><br></div><div>All the best,</div><div><br></div><div>Rafael, Bruno & Mariana<br></div><div><b>Data Privacy Brasil</b></div></div></div>

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