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Beyond GDP? Social progress in the aftermath of the crisis
27 January 2012On 29 March 2012 ETUI and EPSU will hold a joint one-day workshop to reflect on how we define and measure social progress, that is, improvements in wellbeing in societies, and also, in view of current circumstances, how we measure social regression. The gathering aims to bring together research contributions on this issue as a means of exploring the current state-of-play and its potential relevance for reframing economic policy debate in Europe insofar as it is, at the present time, entirely and exclusively focused on GDP growth.
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Trade union seminar on risks arising from electromagnetic fields at the workplace
12 January 2012The European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) sponsored a seminar, on 7 and 8 December in Krakow (Poland), on revision of the European directive on risks for workers arising from exposure to electromagnetic fields (Directive 2004/40).
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Monthly Forum: The crisis as downgrading spiral of labour law and workers’ rights: trends and consequences for future (European) social regulation
11 January 2012
26 January 2012, Brussels
In recent years, in a rapidly increasing number of both "old" and "new" member states, workers and trade unions have been faced with deeply worrying trends in labour law reform introduced subject to the claim that to make labour markets and regulation more flexible is one of the most appropriate responses to the crisis currently affecting Europe.
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Do the December European Summit and the Annual Growth Survey 2012 offer a way forward for Europe?
14 December 2011At its last Monthly Forum for 2011 the ETUI would like to discuss the current state of economic governance on the European level as well as the economic outlook going into 2012 in the light of the second AGS and the recently agreed six-pack, and against the background of the still unresolved crisis.
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What do we and what don't we know about minimum wages in Europe
28 November 2011On 12 December 2011 in Brussels, the ETUI is organising an expert conference which should deepen our knowledge about the wages paid at the ‘bottom’ of the labour market in European countries. Invited experts will discuss the empirics and also more theoretical questions relating to wage and employment outcomes.
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- Beyond GDP? Social progress in the aftermath of the crisis
- Trade union seminar on risks arising from electromagnetic fields at the workplace
- Monthly Forum: The crisis as downgrading spiral of labour law and workers’ rights: trends and consequences for future (European) social regulation
- Do the December European Summit and the Annual Growth Survey 2012 offer a way forward for Europe?
- What do we and what don't we know about minimum wages in Europe
Publications
Sustaining or abandoning ‘social peace’?
Providing a simple quantitative overview and a short macro-comparative analysis of strike activity in Europe since the 1990s, this working paper assesses whether three strike trends observed in the 1990s continued in the next decade.
All publicationsTrade unions for a change of course in Europe
In the wake of the financial and economic crisis, the trade unions face unprecedented challenges. While the European powers that be are blatantly coordinating the advent of national and European austerity policies, entailing drastic consequences for workers and the weaker members of society, the trade unions are set to mobilize their forces.
All publicationsFinancing social security – business as usual?
This working paper assesses the impact on, and challenges to, the ability of welfare systems with different financing mechanisms to cope with the crisis. Additionally, it analyses how the crisis (stimulus measures, austerity packages) contributes to changing the structure of financing systems.
All publicationsBoard-level employee representation rights in Europe
17 European Member States and Norway have enacted legal provisions allowing for employee representation, with voting rights, on the supervisory board and/or board of directors of companies headquartered on their national territory. Additional provisions regulating Board-level employee representation [BLER] are to be found in several pieces of European company law. Even so, BLER remains a hotly debated topic at both national and European levels.
All publicationsWorker involvement in the European Company (SE)
In October 2001, the EU formally adopted the legislation on the European Company, also known by its Latin name Societas Europaea (SE). This handbook aims to ensure that the new opportunities for employee representation at European level which these new SE rules provide, are seized.
All publicationsA classification of methods for assessing and/or preventing the risks of musculoskeletal disorders
The ETUI has recently published a guide showing 15 methods for evaluating and preventing the risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the workplace. The methods are classified into three categories depending on the skills needed to use them: detection – analysis – expertise. Through this publication, the ETUI seeks to encourage the participation of workers and their representatives in the detection and prevention of MSDs.
All publicationsWomen and occupational diseases in the European Union
Daniela Tieves' report builds on a body of work done by our institute on the link between the struggle for equality and health at work.
All publicationsOccupational Health & Safety Management Systems - When are they good for your health?
In the course of trade union debates, occupational health and safety management systems elicit extremely varied responses, running from indignant rejection to enthusiasm. The report surveys this booming "market". Much as they may prompt employers to engage with health and safety at work, the authors take issue with these management systems for seeming to look more for accident risks than long-term health risks.
All publicationsThe Sustainable Company: a new approach to corporate governance
In a new book published by the ETUI an alternative approach to corporate governance is presented by members of the GOODCORP network of researchers and trade unionists. This new approach, entitled the Sustainable Company, draws on both traditional ‘stakeholder’ models of the firm and newer concerns with sustainability. The main elements of the Sustainable Company and the institutions needed to support it are presented.
The EU approach to regulating nanotechnology
The health risks posed by the commercial use of nanomaterials have recently come onto the European Commission’s agenda. The Commission has not so far seen a need for specific legislation to govern nanotechnologies - a view not shared by either Parliament or the European trade union movement.
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About ETUI
The European Trade Union Institute is the independent research and training centre of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) which itself affiliates European trade unions into a single European umbrella organisation. The ETUI places its expertise – acquired in particular in the context of its links with universities, academic and expert networks – in the service of workers’ interests at European level and of the strengthening of the social dimension of the European Union. Read more
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BrusselsConfronting uncertainty in European labour markets in the crisis
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European Parliament, room ASP A3G3BEYOND THE CRISIS: DEVELOPING SUSTAINABLE ALTERNATIVES
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BrusselsGender inequalities and occupational diseases
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