Union recognition can be a tough battle in EU member states in central and eastern Europe When investing in another European Union member state, multinational companies (MNCs) can be expected to respect employees’ rights to the same extent as at home. Occasionally they do but MNCs rarely transfer... Find out more

On Wednesday 16 November 2022, the Paris Council voted to create a social charter to make the French capital, host city of the 2024 Olympic Games, an example in terms of safety at work. Supported by the Communist and Citizen Group (GCC), the draft resolution aims to achieve "zero death at work"... 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

Now that the summer is coming to an end and most of us are back at work, we hope to return to a typical working year – one in which the virus is under control, and we can welcome you again to our activities. In the meantime, we will kick off the season with a new format webinar – ETUI Conversations... Find out more

The eyes of all those concerned with social Europe are now on the high-level summit at the end of this week (7-8 May) in Porto. The Portuguese Presidency is hoping to renew the political and institutional support for the European Pillar of Social Rights, but most of all, to advance its... Find out more