A report commissioned by the European Commission from the European Social Policy Network of independent experts (ESPN) published today shows an inadequate response in the Member States regarding the reintegration of the long-term unemployed.

Collectively agreed nominal pay outcomes in 2014 break with the past Collectively agreed nominal pay is the same or lower in almost all of the countries surveyed in 2014 compared to 2013, according to new research from Eurofound. However, lower inflation during the same period resulted in increases in real collectively agreed pay, confirming the return of growth in real terms which had begun in...

Several hundred experts meeting at the ILO Regulating for Decent Work Conference call for robust labour regulation to help deliver decent work and look to innovation to tackle unacceptable forms of work.

Several hundred experts meeting at the ILO Regulating for Decent Work Conference call for robust labour regulation to help deliver decent work and look to innovation to tackle unacceptable forms of work.

Paul Wolfson from the Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth College, USA examines the impact of minimum wages on employment and inequality.

16/07/2015

Labour market challenges for occupational safety and health [18]

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Globalisation and a fast-developing social context have important consequences for the labour market and by extension to health and safety at work. The ageing workforce, increasing participation rates for women and greater movement of workers to and...

30/06/2015

New challenges in modern society for the world of work and OSH [22]

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New forms of work, risk factors and types of risk are emerging due to changes in society, technologies and work organisation. Based on EU-OSHA’s report on priorities for occupational safety and health research 2013-2020, a new publication on the...

The ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, called for a global initiative on the future of work led by the ILO's tripartite constituents. Addressing delegates at the 104th International Labour Conference, he also outlined an agenda that includes a proposed international labour standard on the transition from the informal to formal economy.

Raymond Torres, Head of the ILO Research department, introduces the new annual flagship report “World Economic and Social Outlook 2015” to be launched by the International Labour Organization on Monday, 18 May.

The right on health and safety workplace is a fundamental human right and decent work implies safe work. As one of the key actors in the world of work, trade unions have an active role to play in building a culture of prevention on occupational safety and health, both at national and workplace levels.