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‘Gig’ workers in Europe: the new platform of rights

A presumption of employment and rights on algorithmic management are at the heart of the revived platform-work directive.

Collective bargaining can redress the vulnerability of workers who find themselves in a buyers’ labour market.

Abortion rights are featuring in this year’s European election campaign in a way we have not seen before.

Europe’s re-engagement with industrial policy needs to address its social as well as environmental dimensions.

‘Baking’ accessibility into the household can make the day brighter for everyone.

Mental health cannot be ignored in the forthcoming European election campaign, given the scale of the problem.

Europe needs to see itself through the eyes of the millions of Europeans with intellectual disabilities—and act accordingly.

Since Donald Trump incited an insurrection, he has moderated neither his rhetoric nor behaviour—both have become more extreme.

The decarbonisation of Europe must be accelerated—which requires a new European social model.

They will claim to stand up for ‘the people’ in the June elections. But the extreme right only stamps on women’s rights.

If gender equality is to be more than an International Women’s Day gesture, revenue must be raised for massive investment.

Trade unions and other civil-society organisations are key to fending off the threat from the far right.

it is a truism to say democracy relies on a free press. But in a sea of misinformation that is because it’s a fact.

A job guarantee would not only eliminate long-term unemployment but also buttress the European Union.

The left has gone along with a shift of power to boardrooms and bureaucracies, undermining policy ambition and public confidence.