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Kate Lappin: A big shift in work and labour

Kate Lappin: A big shift in work and labour

Kate Lappin reflects on how the platform economy is part of a major shift in how work and the global economy are organised, with implications for work, public life, and democracy. For labour movements, the challenge is to respond before these systems define the future. This is a short recap from the FES Asia-Pacific Future of Work Conference in Bangkok, April 2026. Hear more voices across Asia calling for fairer platform work: https://asia.fes.de/news/making-platform-work-fairer.html