Univerza na Primorskem Fakulteta za management
Več informacij o projektu / More info about the project
Naslov
Title
SLO:
Independent Workers and Industrial Relations in Europe
EN:
Independent Workers and Industrial Relations in Europe
Akronim
Acronym
I-WIRE
Vodilna institucija
Leading institution
University of Milan (Dipartimento di Scienze Sociali e Politiche Università degli Studi di Milano)
Partnerske institucije
Partner institutions
Universtity of Liège (LENTIC), CNAM, University of Barcelona, University of Brema, University of Gothenburg, Rotterdam School of Management, IRS Istituto per la Ricerca Sociale, ACTA, EFIP, SMART, UPTA union professionales trabajadores autonomos, UGT Union General Trabajadores
Vodja projekta
Project leader
Renata Semenza
Financer projekta
Funding Organization
DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion
Vrsta projekta
Project Type
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Trajanje
Duration
03.11.2026 – 03.11.2026
Spletna stran projekta
Project website
Oddelek
Department
FM
Opis / Description
Opis
Description
SLO:
Na evropskem trgu dela je vse več novih avtonomnih delavcev. Gre za heterogeno skupino visoko usposobljenih strokovnjakov, ki imajo različne vrste pogodb, zelo različne prihodke, slabo socialno varnost ali je sploh nimajo ter delajo v številnih gospodarskih sektorjih in poklicih. Večinoma delajo zase, včasih pa tudi zaposlujejo druge. Ta zelo dinamični del današnjega trga dela uradne statistike pogosto prezrejo, tudi nacionalne in evropske politike jih prepogosto zanemarjajo.
Tradicionalni okvir delovnih razmerij v Evropi temelji na kolektivnih pogajanjih med organizacijami, ki zastopajo interese zaposlenih – sindikati, delodajalci in njihova združenja ter država. Tega pa ne moremo reči za zaposlovanje vedno večjega dela novih avtonomnih delavcev, ki jih je težko organizirati in kolektivno zastopati glede na visoko individualistično naravo njihovega dela in delovnih pogojev. V zadnjem desetletju se organizirajo s pomočjo novih oblik združevanja, ki temeljijo na ureditvenih režimih – kvazi sindikatih, pa tudi v novih tržno podobnih oblikah, tj. posrednikih trga delovne sile.
Projekt se ukvarja z vprašanjem novih avtonomnih delavcev (angl. new autonomous workers). To so zaposlene ali samozaposlene osebe, ki so višje izobražene, običajno visoko avtonomne pri svojem delu in primarno prisotne v storitvenem sektorju (v praksi se zanje uporabljajo tudi izrazi kot freelancers, portfolio workers, iPros, casual workers, project based workers, precog workers, crowd workers). V projektu smo raziskovali njihove potrebe po zagotovitvi socialne varnosti in nove načine njihovega organiziranja pri vključevanju v socialni dialog. Obravnavana tematika je vedno bolj pomembna, saj po nekaterih ocenah ta segment trga dela v Evropski uniji obsega že več kot devet milijonov zaposlenih.
Konkretneje je namen projekta proučiti socialne in poklicne potrebe ter zahteve za zastopanje interesov novih avtonomnih delavcev, raziskati nove oblike interesnih organizacij in možnosti, ki jih nudijo novim avtonomnim delavcem v Evropski uniji. Projekt proučuje tudi, kako se na nove razmere odzivajo tradicionalne organizacije zastopanja dela – sindikati in kakšne so oblike dialoga in sodelovanja med “tradicionalnimi” in “novimi” oblikami interesnega zastopanja dela. Zanima nas uspešnost obstoječih načinov socialnega dialoga znotraj ekonomije znanja in posledice socialne vključenosti določenih segmentov trga dela. Na podlagi pregleda in predstavitve dobrih praks, ki se porajajo v zahodni Evropi, spodbujamo nove oblike socialnega dialoga in jih skušamo razširjati v druga okolja.
Povezave
- Spletna stran projekta: www.i-wire.eu
- Nastajala bodo nova delovna mesta, ki bodo potrebovala nova znanja
Projekt sofinancira Evropska komisija, Generalni direktorat za zaposlovanje, socialne zadeve in vključevanje (European Commission DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion), program EU za zaposlovanje in socialne inovacije (EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation – EaSI).
Skupni upravičeni stroški: 395.290,10 EUR
Delež financiranja iz Evropske komisije, Generalni direktorat za zaposlovanje, socialne zadeve in vključevanje: 355.761,09 EUR.
EN:
The European labor market is seeing a growing number of “new autonomous workers.” This is a heterogeneous group of highly skilled professionals working across various economic sectors and occupations; they hold diverse types of contracts, earn widely varying incomes, and often lack adequate social security—or have none at all. While mostly self-employed, they sometimes employ others. Official statistics often overlook this highly dynamic segment of the modern labor market, and national and European policies frequently neglect them as well.
The traditional framework of employment relations in Europe relies on collective bargaining among organizations representing employee interests—trade unions, employers and their associations, and the state. However, this model does not apply to the growing segment of new autonomous workers; their work and working conditions are highly individualistic, making them difficult to organize or represent collectively. Over the past decade, they have begun organizing through new forms of association based on regulatory regimes—such as “quasi-unions”—as well as through new market-oriented entities, specifically labor market intermediaries.
This project focuses on the issue of “new autonomous workers.” These are employed or self-employed individuals who are highly educated, typically enjoy a high degree of autonomy in their work, and operate primarily within the service sector (in practice, terms such as freelancers, portfolio workers, iPros, casual workers, project-based workers, precog workers, and crowd workers are also used to describe them). The project investigated their social security needs and new ways of organizing them for participation in social dialogue. This topic is becoming increasingly important, as some estimates suggest this segment of the EU labor market already comprises more than nine million workers.
More specifically, the project aims to examine the social and professional needs and representation requirements of new autonomous workers, and to explore new forms of interest-based organizations and the opportunities they offer to such workers across the European Union. The project also examines how traditional labor representation organizations—trade unions—are responding to these new circumstances, as well as the forms of dialogue and cooperation emerging between “traditional” and “new” forms of labor representation. We are interested in the effectiveness of existing social dialogue methods within the knowledge economy and the implications of social inclusion for specific labor market segments. By reviewing and showcasing good practices emerging in Western Europe, we promote new forms of social dialogue and seek to extend them to other environments.
The project is co-financed by the European Commission, Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion, under the EU Programme for Employment and Social Innovation (EaSI).