This book, adopting a multidisciplinary approach, investigates the definition of autonomous work and the kind of protection it receives and should receive in a global perspective. The book advocate for the existence of genuine autonomous work to be distinguished from employment and false self-employment, therefore deserving specific attention from legislators, also in the view of removing any obstacles to the exercise of freedom of association and collective action at large.The book is divided into two parts. The first focuses on the evolving notion of autonomy and its consequences on social protection, offering a theoretical frame from an organizational, political and legal point of view. The second aims at discovering new regulatory and protective horizons for autonomous work, in the light of blockchain, platform work, EU Competition Law, social security and liberal professions. Remarks in the view of protecting work beyond categories conclude the book.