Abstract
There is an ongoing discussion regarding the disruptive effects of the ‘gig’ or ‘platform’ economy on labour law. The debate focuses on whether gig-work is a new typology of work that might overcome traditional employment categories. However, there is little acknowledgement of that discussion in developing countries. This article aims to contribute to fulfilling that gap by analysing the case of Rappi in Argentina. Rappi is a Colombian delivery platform created in 2015 in 27 cities and six countries in Latin America. We evidence that current legal frameworks are insufficient to explain the gig-work that Rappi riders perform. It is argued that there is a room to propose a new regulation in order to effectively capture the essence of this new type of work. The article develops four main features that such regulation should include. This new law might serve an optimal basis to encourage the protection of the gig-workers positions whilst encouraging the growth of these type of platforms.