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November 27, 2023

Deplorable working conditions for workers renovating COP28 buildings

An investigation carried out by the British NGO FairSquare highlights the deplorable working conditions of workers involved in renovating the COP28 buildings in Dubai. The investigation shows that migrant laborers worked in 42°C and sweltering sunshine in early September to renovate the Expo City... Find out more

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November 18, 2023

ETUI’s Annual Strategic Meeting on Safety and Health at Work

On 14-15 September 2023, the Health and Safety and Working Conditions Unit of the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) held its Annual Strategic meeting for the Workers’ Interest Group of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH WIG). The two-day panel gathered Occupational Safety... Find out more

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October 16, 2023

Belgium: FPS Economy publishes a tool for analysing psychosocial risks

The Belgian Federal Public Service (SPF) for Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue has developed a questionnaire-based method enabling employers to carry out an analysis of psychosocial risks independently. A prevention policy follows a set pattern, starting with an inventory and analysis of the... Find out more

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October 11, 2023

Exclusive EU study on mental health at work: nearly 2 in 10 cases of depression are directly attributable to job strain

A research project financed by the ETUI has been able, for the first time, to estimate in Europe (35 countries analyzed), the number of cases of, and deaths from, depression and cardiovascular disease that can be directly attributed to psychosocial work exposure. This new research confirms that... Find out more

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July 17, 2023

Systematic prevention emphasized at 9th network meeting on PSR

Please see here for a report of the event. The 9th edition of the European Trade Union Institute’s (ETUI) network meeting on psychosocial risks (PSR) at work was held on 31st May – 1st June 2023 in Leuven, Belgium. This face-to-face meeting brought together a multi-professional audience whose areas... Find out more

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June 29, 2023

European Commission’s strategy to deal with mental health problems met with scepticism

On 7 June 2023, the European Commission unveiled its strategy to deal with rising mental health problems in the EU – including those caused by work. First announced during President von der Leyen’s State of the Union address in September 2022 , the initiative followed mental health being identified... Find out more

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June 29, 2023

Trade union experts meet for the 19th time on chemical risks at work

The 19th ETUI annual seminar on workers’ protection and chemicals was held in Brussels on 27-28 June 2023. It brought together some thirty trade unionists from 15 European countries to coordinate trade union action on the prevention of chemical risks at work. The participants discussed the state of... Find out more

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June 26, 2023

Job quality deteriorating in Greece, Spain and France, reveals the EU Job Quality Index

The update of the European Job Quality Index (JQI) reveals some worrying developments, with several well-performing countries noting a drop to the bottom of the country ranking such as, for instance, Greece, Spain and France in terms of working conditions. As recent debates in France have shown... Find out more

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May 31, 2023

The European Economic and Social Committee in favour of legislation on psychosocial risks

On the occasion of World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is calling on the Commission to adopt binding legislation to prevent psychosocial risks at work. Over the past twenty years, we have witnessed an increase in psychosocial risks in the... Find out more

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May 31, 2023

Asbestos: the European Parliament is in favour of drastically lowering the exposure limit value

On 28 September 2022, the European Commission published a proposal to revise the Asbestos Directive, lowering the occupational exposure limit value (OELV) from 100,000 to 10,000 fibres/m³. Tony Musu, the ETUI expert following the asbestos dossier, found the proposal disappointing : "The proposed... Find out more

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