The rules for allocation of EU funds should be more transparent and provide a meaningful role for the social partners.
Stress at work: countering Europe’s new pandemic
Occupational stress has become endemic. It damages workers, their families, businesses and economies.
Social dialogue must be at the heart of Europe’s future
This week the European Commission will publish a proposal to revivify social dialogue. It must be more than words.
Health and safety: Europe’s patchy commitment
The European Union must stop compromising on the fundamental right of workers to health and safety.
Labour shortages offer trade unions valuable opportunity
A ‘tight’ labour market is not such a bad thing for trade unions—and therefore for workers.
Sanctions on Russia: the next phase
Sanctions have so far been economic and short-term. The long-term goal of political freedom in Russia must be kept in mind.
Cutting workplace accidents and diseases to zero
The pandemic has focused attention on health and safety. But workers were already dying just trying to make a living.
EU strategic autonomy must mean fairer trade
If ‘strategic autonomy’ is to define the EU’s relation to the world, linked trade deals must not mean dependence for workers.
Aiming for a revolution in world trade
In the neoliberal era, global trade deals have come at the expense of workers. That can and must be reversed.