The group of 150 citizens, chosen at random by the European Commission to reflect on the virtual world, has proposed to the EU, among other recommendations, that it prohibit the provision of metaverse to countries that do not respect European labor law, in order to protect workers.
This group of citizens belongs to one of the three participation panels, promoted by the European Commission, in this case on the development of the virtual world and whose reflections will be taken into account when legislating.
The first of the recommendations that this group of citizens, representing 27 member states, approved this Sunday, refers to the labor market.
In this context, they have proposed adjusting the existing legislation to the virtual world, with regard to assistance to the worker in the event of job loss as a consequence of the virtual world, the right to breaks or digital disconnection, as well as family reconciliation and life professional, among others.
These citizens consider that the legislation should limit access to the EU market to those countries outside the EU that do not respect current labor laws, which would mean that they would not be able to provide employment services. metaverse (operation and monitoring within the single European market).
A European police for the virtual world
The creation of an international European police to prevent and detect crimes in the virtual world, the issuance of a European certificate for the metaverse and sufficient financing to develop that technological world are other of these 23 recommendations.
In this context, they have called for the creation of an international police force, with specialized and trained agents, who cooperate with others, such as Europol and national organizations, in order to be able to solve crimes in the virtual world.
In addition, they want this police to be able to use artificial intelligence to support the fight against crime, as long as it does not replace them.
Other recommendations refer to the periodic review of existing regulations on the virtual world, at least every two years; and harmonized training for work in virtual worlds.
Data protection has also focused some of the recommendations of these users, who want citizens to decide how their data is going to be used, even admitting the possibility that citizens who do not want to give their data may have some parts restricted. of the metaverse.
The environment is also present in the recommendations and thus they have recommended that companies that manage data centers and virtual equipment be required to compensate for the energy they use.
The list of recommendations has closed with one in which they call for unity among the states so that the EU becomes the vanguard in the control and surveillance of virtual worlds, to preserve democratic values and transmit it to other countries.
These recommendations will be taken into account by the European Commission when legislating on this matter, as explained by Dubravka Suica, the vice-president of the European Commission for Democracy and Demographic Affairs.
The idea is to incorporate these recommendations into a document being prepared by the European Commission, which will be ready in June, according to Thomas Skordas, a member of the European Parliament responsible for the General Directorate of Communications Networks, Content and Technologies.
Source: EFE
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