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Ludovic Voet

Ludovic Voet was elected confederal secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation in 2019.

The ECB’s Strategic Review: A Betrayal of Europe’s Workers

Ludovic Voet

The European Central Bank's latest strategic assessment ignores critical lessons, perpetuating a harmful economic myth and undermining labour's vital role.

Platform work directive—delivering rights for all

Ludovic Voet

Having seen off the platforms’ obstruction, the battle moves to how the directive will be transposed and implemented.

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Farmers’ protests: against whom the horn honks?

Kristjan Bragason and Ludovic Voet

The fragility of our food system and lack of social acceptance of EU policies must be addressed in the next mandate.

Trade unions take on platform companies in the struggle for decent work

Ludovic Voet

On World Day of Decent Work, the European Trade Union Confederation puts the spotlight on justice for platform workers.

EU migration and asylum pact abandons compassion and human rights

Ludovic Voet

Faced with escalating deaths in the Mediterranean, official Europe needs to relocate its moral conscience.

Managing the unavoidable impact of climate change

Ludovic Voet

While doing all it can to arrest climate change, the EU must place workers and their concerns at the heart of its adaptation strategy.

Combating Covid-19 and climate change—one fight

Ludovic Voet

The same socially oriented approach must be taken to defeat the coronavirus and, over the longer run, stop climate catastrophe.

A Just Transition Fund: one step on a long march

Ludovic Voet

Continuing our series on a ‘just transition’, Ludovic Voet stresses that allocating European funding is no substitute for a strategy to achieve it.

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WSI Minimum Wage Report 2025

The trend towards significant nominal minimum wage increases is continuing this year. In view of falling inflation rates, this translates into a sizeable increase in purchasing power for minimum wage earners in most European countries. Most EU countries are now following the reference values for adequate minimum wages enshrined in the European Minimum Wage Directive, which are 60% of the median wage or 50% of the average wage.

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The evolution of working conditions in Europe

This episode of Eurofound Talks examines the evolving landscape of European working conditions, situated at the nexus of profound technological transformation.

Mary McCaughey speaks with Barbara Gerstenberger, Eurofound's Head of Unit for Working Life, who leverages insights from the 35-year history of the European Working Conditions Survey (EWCS).
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