Lena Simet
@lenasimet.bsky.social
Senior Economic Justice Researcher @Human Rights Watch | Author of Cities and Economic Inequality in Latin America @Routledge
@lenasimet.bsky.social, @hrw.org: „Es ist eine Untergrenze, keine Obergrenze, und die Regierungen müssen es nun ratifizieren, seine korrekte Anwendung sicherstellen und Lücken für Arbeitnehmende schließen, die fälschlicherweise als Selbstständige eingestuft wurden“, sagte sie.👇
Sandra Weiss@latamreporter.bsky.social · 2mo ago#UN labour organisation sets first global standards for gig workers www.reuters.com/business/wor...
A historic move for labor rights! Last week, a new ILO Convention on decent work in the platform economy was adopted by the International Labour Conference. The adoption of this Convention is a landmark moment, and it now needs to be translated into real changes in workers’ lives.
"Most discussion of AI & work is about the future: which jobs may disappear, skills may lose value, or workers may be replaced. But for millions of gig workers, who work for online platforms, this future is already here." @lenasimet.bsky.social & @abacci.bsky.social inequality.org/article/ai-r...
AI Runs the Global Gig Economy. Governments Must Respond.
At the International Labour Organization, governments must find a way to codify protections for gig workers — and regulate their AI bosses.
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www.hrw.org/news/2026/06... Amazing, and the product of so much work to get here. Huge congrats to @lenasimet.bsky.social and @hrw.org and so many others: "the first global treaty to set binding labor standards for gig work."
ILO Adopts Landmark Treaty on Gig Work
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) adoption of a new global treaty for decent working conditions in the gig economy is a major step toward protecting the rights of millions of workers world...
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🌏 A historic day for labor rights! At the @ilo.org's #ILC2026, workers, govts & employers voted overwhelmingly to adopt Convention 193, the first global treaty on decent work in the platform economy. A major step toward rights for workers managed by apps & algorithms. www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...
If a business model works only because it evades workers’ rights, it's an argument for regulation, not against it. @abacci.bsky.social & I wrote about AI, gig work, & why governments negotiating a new @ilo.org standard need to act before exploitation becomes the blueprint: fpif.org/ai-runs-the-...
If a business model works only because it evades workers’ rights, that is an argument for regulation, not against it, write @lenasimet.bsky.social and @abacci.bsky.social of @hrw.org.
It's Time to Set Global Labor Standards for the Gig Economy
Strong International Labour Organization standards should start from a basic principle: If a company controls the worker, it should bear the responsibilities that come with that control.
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"Most discussion of artificial intelligence and work is about the future: which jobs may disappear, which skills may lose value, which workers may be replaced. But for millions of gig workers, who work for online platforms such as Uber, this future is already here." - @lenasimet.bsky.social
AI Runs the Global Gig Economy. Governments Must Respond. - FPIF
At the International Labour Organization, governments must find a way to codify protections for gig workers -- and regulate their AI bosses.
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Very glad the @workersobservatory.org could support @hrw.org @lenasimet.bsky.social with their reporting here. Vital work exploring the global fight for platform worker rights and platform standards. www.hrw.org/feature/2026...
Algorithms of Exploitation
The multimedia report, “Algorithms of Exploitation: Rights Abuses in the Gig Economy and the Global Fight for Change,” documents the experiences of platform workers across nine countries, including In...
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🚨New @hrw.org comes as govts prepare to negotiate 1st global treaty on platform work at @ilo.org. Across 9 countries workers describe low + unpredictable pay, opaque algorithms, safety risks & little/no social security. A thread🧵 www.hrw.org/feature/2026...
We all know that gig workers around the world experience long hours, unpredictable and declining pay, and serious safety risks. Time to finally fix this broken business model. How? Check out this new report by @hrw.org's @lenasimet.bsky.social with important recommendations⤵️
ILO Labor Treaty Should Protect All Gig Workers
Gig workers around the world experience long hours, unpredictable and declining pay, and serious safety risks.
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Goodbye, two child limit. GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH. www.gov.uk/government/n...
Two-child limit scrapped as historic Bill to lift 450,000 children out of poverty becomes law
Historic legislation to end the two-child limit has become law, putting 450,000 children on a pathway out of poverty in the final year of this Parliament.
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NEW: @oxfaminternational.bsky.social's global inequality report🌏 Billionaire wealth⬆️3x faster in '25 than previous years This year we dive deep on the link between economic & political inequality. Billionaires are 4000x more likely to hold office than you or me www.oxfamamerica.org/press/billio...
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1/n "It is what it is" (or "Ez van" in Hungarian) was what so many older people I interviewed in Hungary told me with resignation-- accompanied with a shrug, raised eyebrows, or a downward glance--about the poverty they experience. @hrw.org's findings are out now: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
In #Hungary, poverty among people aged 65+ has more than doubled since 2018. A key driver: a pension system that leaves nearly 1 in 4 pensioners with incomes below the poverty threshold. Check out @hrw.org's latest report by @kartikraj.bsky.social: www.hrw.org/news/2026/01...
While many face abysmal public services + tax hikes, huge companies & the uber-rich game a tax system designed 100 yrs ago. My new oped in @opiniojuris.bsky.social on why the first-ever UN tax treaty is a historic chance for public budgets that can fund human rights opiniojuris.org/2026/01/13/a...
A Fairer Tax System is a Global Human Rights Imperative
[Sarah Saadoun is a senior advisor on economic inequality at Human Rights Watch] Diplomats from dozens of countries gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, in November for a new round of negotiations on a Unit…
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New @hrw.org research out tomorrow on inadequate pensions and older people experiencing poverty in Hungary 🇭🇺 - interview testimony from older people 👵🏻👴🏻 - difficulties affording food 🍞🥩🍓☕, gas/electricity 🔌💡, medical supplies 💊🤕 - lots of graphs and charts 📊〽️ Media queries to @kooyjan.bsky.social
Kartik Raj@kartikraj.eurosky.social · 9mo ago1/3 I’ve just returned home after a week interviewing older people on low pension incomes in Hungary for @hrw.org. The findings will be out in the coming months. This photo is of an 80 year old woman showing me her notebook of expenses, in which every last forint is meticulously accounted for.
New year, new book!📚 @matthewgreenslade.bsky.social's "Beyond the World Bank" is a powerful critique of the reliance on poverty targeting & makes a strong case for universal rights-aligned social security. Drawing on experiences from Chile to Kenya, Nepal & more: www.bloomsbury.com/uk/beyond-th...
Worried about social security "fraud"? Research by the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) in South Africa shows we need to look carefully at where the real problem lies. It's rarely beneficiaries who commit fraud, yet they often bear the brunt of govt crackdowns. 👉 iej.org.za/wp-content/u...
Some good social security news for kids in 2025: China, Fiji, Japan, Morocco, Türkiye, and Tunisia expanded benefits for children — and the UK said it will finally scrap the “2-child limit,” projected to lift 450,000 children in the UK out of poverty by 2030.
Jo Becker@jobeckerhrw.bsky.social · 8mo agoAt the end of a rough year, @hrw takes stock of good news for kids from 2025. Countries banned child marriage, prohibited corporal punishment, and expanded free education and protections in armed conflict, showing progress is possible. www.hrw.org/news/2025/12...
And here's the @hrw.org report on algorithmic exploitation @lenasimet.bsky.social and I published in May: www.hrw.org/report/2025/...
The Gig Trap
The 155-page report, “The Gig Trap: Algorithmic, Wage and Labor Exploitation in Platform Work in the US” focuses on seven major companies operating in the US: Amazon Flex, DoorDash, Favor, Instacart, ...
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Brian Goldstone@brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 8mo agoIn May, Human Rights Watch released a report showing how gig platforms use opaque algorithms to erode workers' wages. Now a new investigation finds Instacart is running AI price experiments: charging different people different prices for the *same* groceries, sometimes by more than 23%. Read this:
Is universal social security affordable in low &middle income countries? Join us Thu Dec 4 @11:30am GMT for “Beyond the Unaffordability Myth” a socialprotection.org webinar co-organized by @hrw.org, launching a new @devpathways.bsky.social report. To register: socialprotection.org/learn/webina...
Good riddance to rubbish policy. The end to the UK's "two child limit" social security policy has been announced, and it will soon be gone. We @hrw.org welcome the news, as one of many, many, many voices calling for an end to this arbitrary, cruel social security policy.
🚨The @ilo.org is writing the first global rules for work on platforms like #Uber & #DoorDash. @hrw.org has submitted detailed input and a joint civil society statement, calling for fair pay, safety, social security, & safeguards against harmful algorithms. 🔗 www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Today @hrw.org published input on the draft @ilo.org treaty on decent work in the platform economy - the 1st global effort to set rules for work organized through businesses like Uber & DoorDash. A historic chance to ensure tech works for workers not against them: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
This week world leaders made commitments to fulfil rights at #WSS2. But this won’t happen without money. We’re now looking at Nairobi where the UN Tax Convention #UNTC negotiations are resuming on Monday - it could be the key to deliver on those commitments. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
World Leaders Commit to Supporting Social Development and Rights
At the second United Nations Social Summit in Qatar this week, dozens of governments adopted the Doha Political Declaration, renewing their commitments to tackle poverty, create decent work, combat di...
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NEW: @oxfamamerica.bsky.social's US inequality report🧵 10 richest Americans gained $698 billion in the past year. As tens of millions struggle to get by, Trump policies could drive US inequality to new extremes. We dive deep on how we got here, and the change needed. oxfamamerica.org/unequal
As the US government shutdown drags on, SNAP—the country's largest food assistance program—is set to halt benefits Saturday, cutting off benefits for 42 million people. My @hrw.org colleague @jackspehn.bsky.social explains what’s at stake and why Congress must act.👇
Jack Spehn@jackspehn.bsky.social · 9mo agoSuspending SNAP payments will put the rights of tens of millions of Americans in jeopardy. No one’s ability to eat should be vulnerable to political games. New dispatch from @hrw.org www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
