Abstract:A new employment model of "platform + contractors" has been formed in the sharing economy, which has spawned a brand-new employment group——“independent workers”. There is no traditional labor relationship between "independent workers” and the platform, while only labor services are provided to customers based on platform requirements. Research indicates that employees of the sharing economy in China are dominated by "independent workers", whereas the labor force they employ are mainly young men with lower education, low technical level, and rural household registration in other places. In the sharing economy, 40% to 50% of the employees are "full-time independent workers.“ The study finds that those who choose to work part-time and independent work tend to have long-term employment while those who choose to work full- time and independent work do not want to continue to work independently. To further regulate the development of the sharing economy and protect the legitimate rights and interests of "independent workers“, we can start by reexamining the legal status of the "independent workers”, explore the establishment of a "portable welfare" system suitable for them, and try to summarize the authoritative labor standard of sharing economy to promote labor legislation in this field.