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The European Pillar of Social Rights and what it can bring to EU-level policymaking Chinese investment in Europe: corporate strategies and labour relations PUBLICATION Zane Rasnača (ETUI) and Sotiria Theodoropoulou (ETUI) 11/2017 This policy brief looks at the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) and assesses its capacity to strengthen the social dimension of the E(M)U. NEWS Two narratives, one future 18 December 2017 In a recent Foresight Brief, ETUI General Director Philippe Pochet attempts to draw together the narratives of two major trends which will determine what the future will look like in the coming decades: climate change and the digitalisation of the economy. They have both been subject to separate analyses, but so far there does not seem to have been any unified approach to reconciling these two ‘alternative futures’. Read more... Collective Bargaining November 2017 8 December 2017 Find below the highlights of the November issue of the Collective Bargaining newsletter with the most important developments at European and member state level over the past month: Read more... A combined approach needed at EU level to address the problem of contingent work 8 December 2017 The growth of atypical work across the European Union is the research subject of many studies, but only a few analyse the issue of the decline of the standard employment relationship from the point of view of core and contingent work. This core/contingent perspective was the guiding theme of the 2014 edition of the Pontignano International Labour Law Seminar and later became the subject of the book "Core and Contingent Work", presented at an ETUI lunch debate on 1 December. Read more... Using the EMU to make the most out of the Social Pillar 5 December 2017 The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR), proclaimed on 17 November in Gothenburg, was put forward by the EU institutions with the objective of rebalancing the economic and social dimensions of the EU. However, the EPSR is a soft law instrument and might not be sufficiently strong to ensure actual implementation of its principles. Read more... New issue of Transfer: internationalisation and trade union power 4 December 2017 Most of the articles featured in the 2017 ‘open issue’ of Transfer, the European Review of Labour and Research, analyse the challenges that workers are facing in different European countries due to the internationalisation of work practices and regulations, as well as the ways in which trade unions mobilise local and international resources to address these challenges. Read more... Belgian political parties favour co-determination of employees in company boards 1 December 2017 Two weeks ago, the Flemish Green party of Belgium (Groen) approved a text calling for, among other things, employee representatives in company boards. The approval is mostly symbolic as the Green party has no detailed plan of how this form of co-determination should be organized. The congress text mentions the need for employee representatives to sit in company boards in order to foster the democracy and participation in organizations and as a means to support constructive relations between employers and employees on strategic company issues. Read more... The European Pillar of Social Rights: a fresh chance to rebalance the social and economic dimensions of European integration? 23 November 2017 On 8 November, the ETUI hosted a monthly forum to present the recent and timely work done by the institute’s own researchers on the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR). It is the second event in a series of activities by the ETUI that reflect on the nature of the EPSR, particularly in terms of its content and impact on labour and social rights. Read more... All news PUBLICATION OF THE MONTH The why and how of working time reduction This guide maps the discussion on working time reduction by examining the recent trends, the different reasons for implementing such a reduction, and the ways in which it can be organised. Illustrated with numerous real-life examples and insights from research, this guide is a valuable resource for anybody wishing to know more about the working time reduction debate. Read more EDUCATION Course Florence, Italy, 18 Jan - 19 Jan 2018 The European pillar of social rights and the strengthening of European political integration Course Warsaw, Poland, 23 Jan - 25 Jan 2018 The trade union role in integrating migrants and refugees Course Brussels, Belgium, 18 Jan - 19 Jan 2018 Reinforcing TUs communication and campaigning across Europe All courses EVENTS 25 JAN 25 Jan 2018 European Economic and Social Committee, Rue Van Maerlant 2, 1040 Brussels, Room VM3; 14h30 - 17h Narrowing the gaps: 30 years after the transition started and 14 years after enlargement – where are we on convergence? 30 JAN 30 Jan 2018 ITUH, Bd du Roi Albert II, 5; 1210 Brussels, ETUI meeting room 7th floor; 12h30 - 14h Monthly forum: Policy implications of virtual work Tweets by @ETUI_org ABOUT ETUI The European Trade Union Institute is the independent research and training centre of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) which itself affiliates European trade unions into a single European umbrella organisation. The ETUI places its expertise – acquired in particular in the context of its links with universities, academic and expert networks – in the service of workers’ interests at European level and of the strengthening of the social dimension of the European Union. Read more LABOURLINE E-NEWSLETTERS Site map Legal mentions The ETUI is financially supported by the European Union