On 19 and 20 October, the European Trade Union Institute held its annual OSH conference, this year dedicated to psychosocial risks in (un)expected places. Building on previous events, the conference aimed to advance the debate on psychosocial risks by embracing segments of the working population... Find out more

On 4 October 2022, the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) was invited by the Union des industries et métiers de la métallurgie (UIMM) in Paris to discuss the amendments presented by the European Commission, Parliament and Council concerning the revision of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. The... Find out more

The evidence collected in the recent working paper, entitled ‘Minimum income across all ages: a focus on elderly people’ written by David Natali and Andrea Terlizzi, shows that the capacity to protect the elderly against the risk of poverty varies substantially between EU Member States. The at risk... Find out more

Two and a half years ahead of the European Commission, the ETUI has unveiled a list of 121 hazardous medicinal products (HMPs) commonly used in the healthcare sector that can cause cancer or reproductive disorders in professionals who are exposed to them on a daily basis. The formalisation of this... Find out more

As winter slowly approaches, the slew of connected crises we have been experiencing in Europe in recent times are showing no signs of abating: the escalating war in Ukraine, skyrocketing gas prices, unheard-of global rates of inflation, and an increasingly unsustainable cost of living. Working... Find out more

On 28 September 2022, the European Commission published its proposal for a revision of the Directive on the protection of workers from the risk of exposure to asbestos. The aim of the proposal is to lower the occupational exposure limit value (OEL), which is mandatory in all Member States and has... Find out more

Platform workers deal with unique challenges when it comes to working conditions, including the exposure to a wide range of psychosocial risks factors. Common concerns for platform workers include social isolation, long working hours, intense forms of digital surveillance and control, an hectic pace... Find out more

Europe - New Guidelines on collective agreements for solo self-employed people The European Commission has adopted Guidelines on the application of EU competition law to collective agreements regarding the working conditions of solo self-employed people. The Guidelines clarify when certain self... Find out more

Two years after the Commission’s proposal, on Tuesday 4 October the Economic and Financial Affairs Council adopted the EU Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages. One should be careful about using the word ‘historic’. But, in the case of the Directive on Adequate Minimum Wages in the European Union, it... Find out more

The term "equality mirage" was first described by professor Amelia Valcárcel to refer to the idea that equality between men and women is already a reality. Even in times of crisis and exacerbation of inequalities, we can still hear voices telling us that we have already achieved equality (especially... Find out more