The 18th ETUI annual seminar on workers’ protection and chemicals was held in Zadar, Croatia, on 28-29 June 2022. It brought together some thirty trade unionists from 17 European countries to coordinate trade union action on the forthcoming revision of three important directives for the prevention... Find out more

On 28 June 2022, the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) launched the ninth edition of the annual Global Rights Index (GRI) tacking stock of trade union and human rights worldwide. The index rates 148 countries on the degree of respect for workers’ rights. It includes data on attacks on... Find out more

The conference “A blueprint for equality” which we have been working towards for more than 6 months, is now behind us and you will be able to re-watch the rich presentations and fruitful debates, re-wind the slides of the speakers and go more into detail into the carefully selected references for... Find out more

Today, workplaces are increasingly composed of people from various backgrounds in terms of nationality, religion, beliefs, gender, race, age, disability… Modern workplaces are multicultural workplaces made up of diversity. In these workplaces, the basic description of equality is a lack of... Find out more

EU Parliament fights over EU’s Fit for 55 package On 8 June, the European Parliament failed to adopt three essential legislative proposals of the EU Commission’s ‘Fit for 55’ package. In a chaotic plenary session, MEPs were unable to agree on reforming the EU's carbon market (ETS), the introduction... Find out more

On the 10th of June 2022, following the proposition by the General Affairs Committee, the delegates attending the International Labour Conference have adopted a resolution to add the principle of a safe and healthy working environment to the International Labour Organization (ILO) Declaration on... Find out more

Converting to an economy based on need rather than accumulation is not just an ecological imperative but a social desideratum. Criticisms of the depredations of economic growth go back a long way. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of The Limits to Growth. But the warnings about... Find out more

On Monday 16 May 2022, Uber Eats launched two autonomous delivery pilots in Los Angeles to deliver food without the need for human drivers. Uber is known for using automation and innovative technology in their services, with expansion of automated delivery their likely next step. To make this happen... Find out more

IndustriAll policy brief on the energy crisis In a policy brief, IndustriAll union analyses the causes and effects of the recent energy price increases with a thorough criticism of the response measures being taken at the EU level. The policy brief notes that the observed rise in energy prices in... Find out more

If the lesson was not learnt from the 1970s’ oil crisis, it is clear that the future of democracy in Europe revolves around the problem of energy independence. The Ukrainian tragedy delivers an important message: energy independence is a critical asset not only for economic and political power but... Find out more