Praavita Kashyap

As digital platforms reshape work across Asia and the Pacific, new opportunities for income and flexibility are emerging — but not equally for all workers. Rising task-based work raises urgent questions about governance and the extension of labour and social protections. This report examines emerging regulatory approaches and pathways to decent work in an increasingly digital world, and comes at a critical moment as the ILO prepares a new Convention and Recommendation on platform work to be discussed at the International Labour Conference in June 2026.

Artificial intelligence is an unstoppable force that is reshaping local communities, national economies, labour markets, and international relations. In this issue paper, the authors provide specific policy recommendations aimed at promoting inclusive adoption of AI technologies.