Cancer is the leading cause of work-related deaths, counting for over 100,000 deaths each year in the European Union alone. Workers are being put at risk by being exposed to deadly carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic substances in their place of work. Tony Musu, Senior researcher at the ETUI, has... Find out more

The Eurofound survey aims to capture the far-reaching implications of the pandemic for the way people live and work across Europe. Two rounds of the online survey have been carried out to date: one in April 2020, when most Member States were in lockdown, and one in July, when society and economies... Find out more

Most discussion of gig workers has focused on their material insecurity. More attention also needs to be paid to what goes on in their heads. The ‘gig’ economy has grown to become an intrinsic part of our society and yet the benefits and risks of this new way of working are still much debated... Find out more

In its response to the first stage consultation with the social partners on the revision of the Asbestos at Work Directive 2009/148/EC and the Chemical Agents Directive 98/24/EC, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is calling on the European Commission to revise downwards the occupation... Find out more

Since Spring 2020, the world is trying to cope with an unprecedented global pandemic. Multinational employers have had to adapt their ways of working across all their sites in order to address the economic, health and social consequences of the pandemic. What was the role of European Works Council... Find out more

With the EU strategic framework on occupational safety and health expiring, the post-pandemic version should prioritise prevention and wellbeing. The coronavirus crisis has taken a huge toll on the health and wellbeing of essential workers in particular. In so doing, it has demonstrated the... Find out more

The court of appeal in Douai (France) has acknowledged that the exposure of 726 former miners from Lorraine to carcinogenic and toxic substances constitutes a prejudice of anxiety, giving each of them access to financial compensation of 10 000 euros. A notion existing in France since 2010, prejudice... Find out more

Blue-collar workers are hit hardest by the Covid-19 crisis says the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions. Nearly half (48%) of blue-collar workers have feared contracting Covid-19 at work, compared to 25% of the senior salaried employees, reports the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade... Find out more

Belgium - Inter-professional collective agreement on telework A new nationwide collective bargaining agreement was concluded setting forth specific rules covering teleworking during the current COVID-19 crisis. It will be in effect until the end of 2021. It applies to all companies which did not, by... Find out more

Opening speech by Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission at the ETUI-ETUC Conference: 'Towards a new socio-ecological contract' Thank you very much, cher Philippe Pochet, Thank you, caro Luca Visentini, And of course, a warm welcome to all trade union representatives... Find out more