An Autumn of Conferences for FUTOURWORK Researchers
From a labour law keynote in Ljubljana to new findings from Bulgaria, see where FUTOURWORK researchers shared their work on digitalisation and tourism this autumn.


FUTOURWORK is a Horizon Europe-funded research project dedicated to improving the representation of workers and creating more effective dialogue among employers, unions and governments. The project stands for healthy workplaces and workers’ wellbeing.

Many of the EU’s 13 million tourism and hospitality employees are from marginalised groups, at increased risk of exploitation and job insecurity. Meanwhile, digital transformation – namely the rise of platform work – is having detrimental impacts on workers, deepening existing vulnerabilities and challenges like gender inequality across the sector.
FUTOURWORK is here to investigate these issues, working towards empowering solutions and accessible tools that benefit businesses and workers alike.
Led by the University of Westminster, a diverse team of academics and advocates from nine organisations across six countries form the FUTOURWORK consortium.
With expertise spanning gender equality, labour rights, digitalisation, worker wellbeing and more, our team brings a multidisciplinary and intersectional approach to tackling the sector’s challenges.
Get to know the team of experts bringing the project’s vision to life and the associate organisations supporting our work.

From a labour law keynote in Ljubljana to new findings from Bulgaria, see where FUTOURWORK researchers shared their work on digitalisation and tourism this autumn.
Our principal investigator Professor Stroma Cole joined a panel on the talent gap AI cannot fix at WTM 2026. Read our summary of the discussion, with insights from our research with workers and industry stakeholders.
Lusófona University hosted FUTOURWORK’s third consortium meeting, where we reviewed early research findings and planned next steps for sharing our evidence and resources.
Our paper panel and discussion at ATLAS 2026 explored the relationship between platformisation, social dialogue and worker wellbeing in tourism and hospitality.
Help us reach tourism and hospitality workers across six countries with our survey on digitalisation and worker wellbeing.
Our new policy brief examines how digitalisation is reshaping tourism and hospitality work, and why stronger social dialogue and legal frameworks are needed.