From May 23rd-May 26th the ETUI team was out in force in Berlin, Germany, supporting the ETUC-CES at their 15th Congress. Throughout the week, national trade union delegates, general secretaries and presidents of Trade Union Organisations and European trade union federations, and special guests who... Find out more

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

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

Denmark: n ew collective agreement for private sector approved A new collective bargaining agreement was approved by trade union members, securing employment conditions for around 600,000 private sector workers for the coming years. Around 79% of the union members who voted did so in favour of the... Find out more

On the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, the Make Amazon Pay coalition is urging Amazon to sign the International Accord for health and safety in the textile and garment industry. The International Accord is a legally binding agreement between more than 200 garment brands and... Find out more

On 18 April 2023, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) warned that the UK government is failing to protect workers from being ‘exploited’ by new AI technologies. The warning came as politicians, tech leaders, regulators and unions met for the TUC AI conference in London. The press release stresses AI... Find out more

The European Year of Skills will be officially launched on 9 May 2023, but debates about labour shortages should not be focusing only on skills. Labour shortages in the European Union (EU) are currently rising more due to low wages and poor working conditions than as a result of workers’ lack of... Find out more

According to the recent publication of the ETUI "Benchmarking Working Europe 2023. Europe in transition - Towards sustainable resilience," [1] published last March, Europe is at the crossroad of four transitions which impact the livelihood of European workers: a green and technological transition... Find out more

IPCC 6th assessment report – synthesis On 20 March 2023, climate scientists published another ‘last warning’ on the climate emergency. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the synthesis report of its 6th assessment on the state of the global climate crisis . This synthesis draws... Find out more

In February 2023, the Education Department of the ETUI, in partnership with the French General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and the Institute of the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE), led a training activity at the CGT training centre in the suburbs of Paris called 'Energy poverty in the... Find out more