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Fair Minimum Wages for All – EESC Workers’ Group Webinar

The European Commission's proposal for a directive on adequate fair minimum wages has sparked controversy among member states and social…

3 years ago

Lifelong learning skills for green and inclusive societies in the digital era

This online conference, jointly organised by the European training foundation (ETF) and UNESCO, in collaboration with UNICEF, will discuss system…

3 years ago

UNI Europa Conference: European services workers union

As the continent gets back on its feet, UNI Europa and the stage is set for services sector workers unions…

3 years ago

Quality and effective apprenticeships and international labour standards

Join the online high-level conference titled ‘Quality and effective apprenticeships and international labour standards on apprenticeships’. On 15 and 16…

3 years ago

Important social gains for women lost due to COVID-19

Progress for women in work could be back at 2017 levels by the end of 2021 as a result of…

3 years ago

Women in Europe need ‘greater economic independence’ to avoid poverty

Women in Europe should be given “greater economic independence” through equal pay, childcare support and the sharing of domestic duties…

3 years ago

Eurostat reports 2020 employment flows with empty offices

The recent health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted employment in the European Union and Eurostat reports 2020…

3 years ago

What is Pay Transparency and why it matters?

The right to equal pay for the same work or work of equal value between female and male workers has…

3 years ago

The Impact of COVID-19 on Women

The impact of COVID-19 on women has increased gender disparities in the EU, underscoring society’s reliance on women both on…

3 years ago

MEPS plan to tackle in-work poverty in the EU

To fight in-work poverty, MEPs want action on minimum wages and support for those most at risk including women and…

3 years ago

SURE to fight Covid-19: €100 billion to keep people in jobs

The EU provides additional financial support to member states to protect jobs and workers affected by the coronavirus pandemic. The…

3 years ago

Teleworking: The risk of illegal work overtime at home

Working from home is a new reality for millions of employees across EU which is here to stay with the…

3 years ago

MEPs: Minimum wage is a remedy for inequality and in-work poverty

To fight inequality and in-work poverty, MEPs call for a minimum wage, equal labour conditions for platform workers and a…

3 years ago

Home-based workers face greater safety & health risks

The UN’s labour agency (ILO) called for greater recognition and protection for the hundreds of millions of people who work…

3 years ago

COVID pandemic has widened rich-poor gap

Inequality between the rich and poor worsened during pandemic and poverty increased, for the first time in decades. UN labor…

3 years ago

Communication prices in the EU. How much do you pay?

Communication prices across the EU in 2019 were almost five times as high in the most expensive EU State than…

3 years ago

Promoting an Age-Inclusive Workforce to work for all generations

Governments and employers should work together to promote multi-generational workforces to adapt to ongoing changes in the world of work.…

3 years ago

Migrant workers pay gap widens in Europe

Migrant workers earn nearly 13 per cent on average less than national workers in high-income countries, according to a new…

3 years ago

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