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GDPR and AI Regulation are insufficient to protect workers, expert alert

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Teresa Coelho Moreira, scientific coordinator of the 29th National Labor Law Congress in Portugal, warned that the EU's RGPD and RIA regulations are insufficient for protecting workers in the AI-driven labor market. She argued that current laws were not designed for employer-worker relationships, highlighting risks of algorithmic opacity, data-driven discrimination via indirect proxies, and the potential for neurotechnology to infer mental states without worker consent. Her critique extends to the Portuguese labor law reform proposal, which she criticized for failing to adequately address algorithmic management and the right to disconnect. She called for a future European initiative to address these gaps through transparency, human intervention, ethical limits, and collective governance.

Key points

• Teresa Coelho Moreira, scientific coordinator of the 29th National Labor Law Congress in Portugal, warned that EU's RGPD and RIA regulations are insufficient for protecting workers in the AI-driven labor market.
• She argued that algorithmic management risks creating opaque systems where workers cannot contest decisions, potentially leading to discrimination through indirect data proxies.

Context

The finding is based on Teresa Coelho Moreira's presentation at the 29th National Labor Law Congress in Portugal on November 5, 2026. Her analysis focuses on the intersection of AI, neurotechnology, and labor law reform proposals in Portugal, specifically critiquing the adequacy of current EU regulations and national reforms.

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Evidence is limited to Teresa Coelho Moreira's statements at a specific congress in Portugal. The source does not provide data on the specific number of jobs cut by Critical Software, nor does it contain details on the timeline of the EU regulation adoption or the specific dates of the Portuguese labor law reform proposal.

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