ABSTRACT
The rise of solo self-employment has led to increasingly broad and heterogeneous categories of workers lacking support from both trade unions and employer organisations. This phenomenon has sparked a debate on collective representation for these workers, often characterised by precariousness and insecurity. The challenge lies in addressing the diversity of self-employed workers and the need to move beyond traditional representation models. This chapter examines various organisational cases in six European countries, focusing on the methods used by different organisations to engage solo self-employed workers. Two main approaches are analysed: industry-specific representation and cross-sectoral representation. The chapter also discusses cases of workers who manage to self-organise despite lacking formal representation.
