Online platforms play an increasingly important role in today’s digital economy. One example of the growing relevance of the platform economy are online labour markets. These two-sided platform marketplaces allow buyers and sellers of online mediated work to connect around the globe and transact tasks in various occupations, such as graphic design, translation work, or software development.

Platform labour markets deliver value to customers and provide economic opportunities for suppliers. These digital markets also generate substantial economic benefits for the platforms themselves and they introduce novel and often precarious forms of work and economic interaction.

Two broad conversations were had in this episode:

1. How can marketable and sustainable skills be identified and tracked that allow online platform workers in local environments to participate and excel in the global online labour market?

2. How can online labour platforms be regulated and managed to improve worker protection and platform infrastructure to enable sustainable and decent work opportunities?