Trade union youth discussed AI impact on world of work

On October 7-8, 2025, the Warsaw office of the Polish Metalworkers’ Union (FZZ) hosted a workshop on digitalization organized by the ITUC PERC Youth Committee. Trade union activists discussed issues related to the rapid development of the AI and its impact on the world of work.

Yauheni Dzenisenka who represented the Belarusian Congress of Democratic Trade Union (BKDP) at the event spoke on the ways the AI and social media algorithms affected democracy and shared Belarusian independent unions’ experiences in fighting disinformation.

On October 7, 2025, the International Trade Union Confederation marked the World Day for Decent Work (WDDW). The workshop participants had a group photo taken on the occasion.

The young trade union activists discussed national and international campaigns to deliver platform workers’ rights. Marieke Koning of the ITUC updated the participants on the current international campaign, stressing the importance of the ILO convention to regulate platform work scheduled for adoption by the 2026 ILC in June; the Convention would recognize platform workers as labour market participants enjoying full rights.

The workshop participants underscored the important role of trade unions in discussing digital labour platform regulation issues and the impact of the AI on the labour market. Young unionists intend to continue exchanging national best practices in the area of improving national legislation and developing joint campaigns with the view of keeping these relevant issues in focus.

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