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European Pillar of Social Rights: Gothenburg, Porto and beyond

The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) is an initiative launched by the European Commission with very ambitious aims. EU…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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…

4 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.…

4 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…

4 years ago

European GDP to drop as virus spreads

The coronavirus pandemic represents a very large shock for the global and EU economies, with very severe economic and social…

4 years ago

COVID-19 research: The risk of losing your job and income in the EU

The social and economic consequences on losing your job and income due to the pandemic COVID-19 vary across EU countries.…

4 years ago

Backache? Neck pain caused by work? Time to move! Lighten the Load

The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has launched its 2020-2022 campaign - Healthy Workplaces Lighten the…

4 years ago

Stress at work. Time to End Stress in the EU

Trade unions are launching a campaign Time to End Stress to tackle work-related stress amid a mental health crisis worsened…

4 years ago

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