Social policy in the European Union 1999-2019: the long and winding road Publication date : 2020 Number of pages : 230 Edited by : Bart Vanhercke, Dalila Ghailani and Slavina Spasova with Philippe Pochet This volume is the 20th anniversary edition of Social policy in the EU: state of play. Coordinated by Cécile Barbier and Philippe Pochet, theRead more
Publication date: 2020 Number of pages: 336 Edited by : Zane Rasnača and Magdalena Bernaciak Posting of workersbefore national courts—Edited byZane Rasnača and Magdalena Bernaciak Intra-EU employee posting remains a politically and legally contentious matter that continues to feature on the agendas of lawmakers, trade unions and researchers alike. Numerous cases brought before the Court of Justice ofRead more
Youth policy was high on the political agenda of Southeast Europe in 2019. Following the example of the EU Youth Strategy 2019-27, new national strategies were developed in Albania, BiH and Montenegro. The FES also published groundbreaking studies on the experiences and hopes of young people in Southeast Europe with a view to central socio-economicRead more
Assessing quality of life in the EU candidate countries This report presents an overview of living conditions in the five current EU candidate countries – Albania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Turkey. It reviews three broad areas – quality of life, quality of public services and quality of society – and covers indicators on: subjective well-being, standard of living, aspectsRead more
Challenges in a Time of Transition This text continues the series of presentations on the structure and policy of the German trade unions that we started in 2012. The present revised and expanded version of this text provides an introduction to the structure of trade union policy, workplace representation of interests and co-determination, as well as to central issues ofRead more
Edited Volume An edited volume published by an academic publisher will collect the research papers that underpin this project. Draft versions of some of the chapters are posted here to enrich the discussion at the conference. Please note that the versions posted here are preliminary draft versions. They will serve as a basis for discussionRead more
Faced with tremendous changes in the world of work, where there are more and more atypical jobs, where a huge number of jobs are lost, and the meaning of the terms employee, employer, workplace and working time itself has changed, where a large number of unpaid working hours, taxes and contributions is lost in virtualRead more
Trade unions in TRANSFORMATION Success stories from all over the world Mirko Herberg (ed.) ISBN 978-3-96250-105-1 Friedrich – Ebert – Stiftung | Global Policy and Development Hiroshimastr. 28 | 10785 Berlin | Germany Responsible: Mirko Herberg | Global Trade Union Programme Project coordination: Blanka Balfer Layout: Stefanie Brendle Photo: Cover & chapter page: © Coloures-Pic /Read more
KERSTIN JÜRGENS, REINER HOFFMANN, CHRISTINA SCHILDMANN RECOMMENDATIONS AND PROPOSALS FROM THE COMMISSION ON THE WORK OF THE FUTURE Translated from the German by Andrew Wilson This title is No. 376 in the Hans Böckler Foundation’s Study series that continues, with sequential numbering, the edition Hans-Böckler-Stiftung series in electronic form. PROF. DR. KERSTIN JÜRGENS, born inRead more
Plenary Session of RTUC and Youth Committee of RTUC Solidarity Working time issues and the future of work with an emphasis on digitisation and precarious work (October 2-4, 2017, Ljubljana) Participants: Semolič Dušan, Vrhovec Pavle, Jerkič Lidija, Zorko Andrej, Stanić Želimir, Jarc Tea, Leban Trojar Sanja (AFTUS), Novosel Mladen, Šobota Dijana, Buklijaš Nediljka (ATUC), KekovićRead more
