Our activities

The research and training dimension that underpins these activities is fundamental to the Institute's integrated activity.

The activities of the ETUI cover the following areas:

• conducting independent, socio-economic research, in the areas of economic, labour market, social policy and industrial relations for the European Trade Union movement and actors working in the field of social Europe;
• monitoring major European developments that impact on workers and their rights;
• improving cooperation between the European trade union movement and academic institutions, research institutes and preventive and enforcement agencies;
• coordinating, developing and participating in cross-border networks of researchers, research bodies and universities;
• providing European training programmes for trade union officers and representatives;
• offering a programme of initial and ongoing training for trainers to enable them to add a European dimension to national trade union education;
• providing information on health and safety issues and policy while coordinating European networks of health and safety experts in the field of technical standards and chemicals.

Full details on current activities are outlined in the ETUI annual work programme.