Catalonia AI labour framework
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Catalonia's Government approved an AI labour-market framework in Agreement GOV/230/2026 on September 15, 2026. The instrument was published in the Diari Oficial de la Generalitat de Catalunya on September 17. It sets out public-policy actions under the Catalunya IA 2030 strategy rather than creating a new standalone employment statute.[1]
Labour-market measures
The framework identifies five principles for government action: continuing skills development; transparency and human oversight; privacy and nondiscrimination; worker health and dignity; and social dialogue. Its annex calls for a study and ongoing monitoring of AI's effect on occupations, hiring, working conditions and vulnerable groups.[2]
The agreement establishes the Catalan Observatory of Artificial Intelligence and the Labour Market as a sectoral working group. Planned actions include sharing the Generalitat's algorithm-register practices with employers, a labour-inspection campaign on digitization and AI, and a protocol covering worker information, human review and complaints where AI affects employment processes. These are measures to be developed under the framework; their adoption in the agreement should not be confused with completion of each planned action.[3]
Legal context and next steps
The agreement situates the framework alongside the EU AI Act and Catalonia's existing labour and digital-policy institutions. Its annex describes preparations for high-risk AI obligations and points to December 2027 as the amended application date for the obligations it discusses. The three named secretariats are tasked with coordinating implementation, with participation by relevant bodies and social partners.[4]