Uniquement disponible en anglais The employment impacts of the transition to a post-carbon economy are gaining increasing attention. The post-carbon transition implies fundamental changes in the economy followed by significant changes in the structure of labour demand. Industries with the highest... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais Key points Psychosocial risks (PSR) are increasingly impacting all industries in every Member States. The effects of psychosocial risks can be longlasting and have both physical and psychological impacts on workers’ lives (such as depression, musculoskeletal... Lire plus

Dans ce dossier, on a surtout cherché à illustrer et documenter l’impact du Covid-19 sur la santé et la sécurité au travail dans les lieux de travail en Europe. Pour commencer, Berta Chulvi nous emmène à Barcelone dans le quartier ouvrier d’el Besòs i el Maresme où on découvre que la contamination s... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais Read the foreword by Luca Visentini, Nicola Countouris and Philippe Pochet. It has almost become a cliché to say that the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities while also generating new ones. However, the following pages of this year’s... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais Policy recommendations Unpaid labour should be recognised as a systemic feature of platform work, inherent in its current model of work organisation. Its prevalence and magnitude render it a pressing regulatory issue. Introducing minimum standards regarding working... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, major financial support has been pledged to Member States. This funding draws on the EU’s multiannual financial framework and the ‘NextGenerationEU’ with, at its core, the temporary ‘Recovery and Resilience Facility’ (RRF). While... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais Policy recommendations The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which makes up the bulk of the ‘Next Generation EU’ plan, with 672.5 billion euros (€) in loans and grants (out of a total of €750 billion), has given new momentum to policy and political coordination... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais Weather-related heat exposure has become a sanitary concern given the wide repercussions it has for health. Both physiological and epidemiological research show that the impact of heat on human health goes far beyond acute heat conditions such as potentially fatal... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais More and more nation states are now committing to net-zero carbon by 2050 at the latest, which is encouraging, but none have faced up to the transformation of economies, societies and lives that this will entail. This paper considers two scenarios for sustainable... Lire plus

Uniquement disponible en anglais This contribution focuses on a specific phrase that is often found within these labour disciplines, expressly linking labour standards (or their violation) to trade. The meaning of ‘in a manner affecting trade’ has been the subject of much discussion recently... Lire plus