The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a resolution on the role of the OECD in evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of work, stressing the need for a human-centred and rights-based approach to the AI transition. The Opinion of the Committee on Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation underlined the importance of ensuring that migrants, refugees and asylum seekers are not overlooked as AI transforms the world of work (Rapporteur: Ms Ms Larysa Bilozir (Ukraine, ALDE)).       

The Opinion highlighted the need for appropriate safeguards when AI tools are used in recruitment, identity verification, skills-matching and decisions concerning residence and work permits. Given the potentially far-reaching consequences of such decisions, AI systems should be subject to meaningful human oversight, regular monitoring for discriminatory bias, and international human rights and data protection standards. Building on the Assembly’s previous work on artificial intelligence and migration, the Opinion called for human dignity and fundamental rights to remain at the centre of the digital transformation of labour markets, while ensuring that AI contributes to fairer and more inclusive opportunities for migrant and refugee workers.