Over the last six months, 13% of Serbian gig workers have left Upwork, the leading platform for online work. This means that the outflow rate has almost quadrupled compared with
The Future of work (FOW) programme explores how digital transformation, AI, and platform labour are reshaping jobs and social protection in Serbia and across Southeast Europe. Re:People is a regional pioneer in researching digital inequalities, platform workers’ rights, algorithmic management, and the impact of AI on labour markets. We ask how new technologies redefine work and how EU policies—such as the AI Act and Platform Work Directive—can promote decent work in the digital age.
This programme examines whether technology, ethics, and economics can work together in the service of a fair and inclusive society. We explore how innovations based on artificial intelligence, robotics, and smart technologies — in fields such as agriculture, energy, and environmental protection — can reduce rather than deepen social inequalities. Re:People collaborates with researchers and innovators, businesses, public institutions, and civil society across the Western Balkans, promoting a socially responsible governance system for the development of artificial intelligence and innovation.
While technological and economic change transform societies, inclusion and social capital remain the foundation of stability and growth. This programme examines how community, civic, institutional, and policy participation can bridge divides — between regions, generations, and social groups — ensuring that no one is left behind in the digital and green transitions. Through research, dialogue, and collaboration, Re:People works to strengthen social capital as a driver of innovation, civic trust, equitable development and resilience in Serbia.
The first instrument aiming to describe the geography of digital work in Serbia and the region* in terms of gender, incomes, and occupations. It is a result of the efforts made by the Public Policy Research Centre (CENTAR) to shed more light on the phenomenon of online platform based work in Serbia and East and South-East Europe.
The first instrument aiming to describe the geography of digital work in Serbia and the region* in terms of gender, incomes, and occupations. It is a result of the efforts made by the Public Policy Research Centre (CENTAR) to shed more light on the phenomenon of online platform based work in Serbia and East and South-East Europe.
