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Freelance work through digital platforms in the EU gives millions of professionals – such as graphic designers, child carers, delivery couriers, taxi drivers and many others – the ability to build fulfilling livelihoods on their own terms: freelancers can choose when, where and how they work, and be their own bosses. 

The way we choose to work and live is now under threat by the European Parliament’s current approach in the Platform Work Directive. We want better protection and benefits compatible with our way of working. Instead, if the EU Parliament gets its way, we'll face uncertainty, the risk of forced reclassification into employment structures we don't want, taking away the flexibility and freedom we actively choose.

We demand the European Parliament listen and respect the voice of those who are directly impacted by this legislation:

Give us the power to negotiate: Make it easier for us freelancers to negotiate – either individually or as a group – with platforms on our working conditions, including compensation, social protections, and benefits.

Protect our flexibility: Ensure our right to freely choose when to work, without any notice and without any schedules imposed upon us.

Protect our independence: Ensure our freedom to select which tasks we choose to accept or reject, without being directed by a boss.

Protect our entrepreneurship: Provide certainty to operate as self-employed and to build our business by providing services to different partners, including competing platforms.

Let us preserve the freedom and flexibility to #BeYourOwnBoss and ensure a fair and inclusive future for all platform workers! Sign the petition today and share it with your friends and colleagues. 

Want to get involved? Send an email to glen@freetradeeuropa.eu and share your story why you believe it’s important to protect freelance workers in the EU.