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Research brief
Digital labour platforms: Number of platforms and workers
This brief examines the growth of digital labour platforms and provides updated estimates on the number of active platforms and workers engaged through them. It highlights persistent measurement gaps and underscores the need for internationally agreed statistical standards to improve comparability and inform policy.
Persistent measurement gaps Current data sources remain insufficient to accurately estimate the total number of individuals who engage in digital platform employment, reflecting limitations in coverage and data availability.
Need for internationally agreed statistical standards Advancing internationally agreed statistical standards, including through the ICLS process, is essential to improve measurement frameworks, enhance harmonization and support the production of comparable statistics.
