'I think it is very important, and I keep repeating this often, that we distinguish these two: the skill shortages and the labour shortages' 🎙️ @wzwysen.bsky.social on etui.podcast Listen here 🔗 etui.org/Z62

📣 New report just out! ⚖️ A deep analysis of case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union associated with occupational health and safety #OSH directives

I hosted 9 colleagues from the U.S. & Europe for a symposium on climate adaptation research & the just transition framework at IU's Gateway in Berlin. I am grateful for their engagement & excited to stay in touch. Thank you to my colleagues @iumaurerlaw.bsky.social & IU Global for making it happen.

In the latest episode of 'A Common Concern: The Climate Justice Podcast' Kate Cook discusses workers’ rights and climate change with Kalina Arabadjieva of the European Trade Union Institute. Listen here: ow.ly/Ysxu50VftCx @etui.bsky.social @karabadjieva.bsky.social

What is the situation for #WorkingWomen today in Europe? ♀️ 👇

Given that the results of the German elections were always going to be bad from a progressive European perspective, the outcome has a number of silver linings. Starting with the little guys: - FDP are out. Liberals got their comeuppance for their destructive climate, fiscal and EU policies. 1/5

#ClimatePolicy can unfortunately sometimes run up against socioeconomic realities, whether that's #JobSecurity or #EnergyPoverty So what are the necessary conditions for ensuring that #SocialJustice and #EnvironmentalProtection go hand-in-hand? 🤝 🪴

ANALYSIS | by Marouane Laabbas-el-Guennouni and @karabadjieva.bsky.social (European Trade Union Institute - ETUI) "Spain’s new labour measures could set the perfect precedent for protecting workers against events that are no longer so unpredictable." www.equaltimes.org/climate-chan...

ANALYSE | Face à l’aggravation des changements climatiques, les nouveaux règlements du travail en Espagne pourraient créer le parfait précédent pour protéger les travailleurs contre des phénomènes climatiques qui ne sont plus si imprévisibles. www.equaltimes.org/l-adaptation...

ETUI researchers and trainers on Bluesky! 👇 go.bsky.app/UxQuB3b

Climate change #adaptation must centre social justice and #WorkersRights, argues this article by @etui.bsky.social researchers @karabadjieva.bsky.social & Marouane Laabbas-el-Guennouni for @equaltimes.bsky.social. Read more:

Without trade unions we wouldn’t have • a minimum wage • maternity & paternity rights • pension provision • holiday & sickness entitlements victories which have benefited every single person in this country Ignore the Victorian pencil, Join a union TODAY youtu.be/jg0D2yNiqHM?...

'Is the European Green Deal really leaving no one behind?' 📑 ETUI policy brief by Mehtap Akgüç and @karabadjieva.bsky.social 🔗 etui.org/Z7G #EuropeanGreenDeal #JustTransition

So proud to show you all the report that Katie and I wrote about sex workers in the European trade union movement 📣 www.etui.org/publications... SW have always had an ambivalent relationship with unions but some have been able to achieve crucial successes nevertheless. Let's continue their work!

As climate change worsens, Spain’s new labour measures could set the perfect precedent for protecting workers against events that are no longer so unpredictable ✍️ ETUI researchers Marouane Laabbas-el-Guennouni & @karabadjieva.bsky.social in Social Europe www.socialeurope.eu/climate-chan...

Happy to share new @etui.bsky.social report on labour market monopsony and workers' bargaining power www.etui.org/publications... I review how workers' bargaining position and their wages are pushed down by (1) labour market concentration; and (2) a growing use of anti-competitive contract clauses

‘Workplaces are usually designed for men’ Pioneering ergonomist Karen Messing gives the 🗝️ keynote speech at our annual #OSH conference in Brussels This year's edition is titled 'Integrating gender into occupational health and safety' ♀️♂️

Heavy workload, long hours, lack of autonomy, harassment in the workplace... ⚠️ These are all examples of work-related #PsycoSocialRisks, which can severely affect the health of workers and are thus one of the biggest concerns to be addressed in modern working life

Here's a labour law and labour rights starter pack - please do share, and tell me if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/FhMsGKA

🎉If @thebigbogg.bsky.social Simon Deakin+ @melaniesimms.bsky.social can change one thing in the Employment Bill, what? 🤝Sector negotiations (not pay reviews)+ right to take action 🔐Give jobs back if illegally fired 👩‍⚖️Presume collective agreements are enforceable parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...

Spanish government introduces paid climate leave. Up to 4 days in case of extreme weather www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n... A new topic for collective bargaining.

📢 Calling all discrimination and equality law academics, practitioners and policy-makers! Felt like we should get in on the starter pack action too, so I had a first crack at our list. Please share widely, and comment below if you’d like to be added or have any suggestions 😊 go.bsky.app/8Gw18QV

How can we break out of the 'one-size-fits-all' approach in occupational health and safety to seriously examine #gender-specific risks and needs? ♀️♂️⚧️ 🗣️ This year's annual ETUI #OSH conference will deep dive into the question of gender's place in OSH 🔗 etui.org/Z2i

How are sex workers organising in Europe today? 📕 This new working paper features 3⃣ case studies of unionisation amongst sex workers, including interviews with the workers themselves, to explore what their demands are and what successes they have had Read it here 🔗 etui.org/Z2o

Is there a starter pack of labour law scholars? If not, should we put one together? @tnovitz.bsky.social @colmocinneide.bsky.social @thebigbogg.bsky.social @jeremiasprassl.bsky.social @vmantouvalou.bsky.social @vbogoesky.bsky.social

Every 11 minutes, a woman is killed somewhere in the world. We must work to prevent violence against women. 'Every Woman Treaty' is fighting for a global framework so that every woman can live without fear of violence. Everywhere. 💜https://everywoman.org #NoExcuse

It was a pleasure to speak on #GenderEquality and #RemoteWork at @uni-europa.bsky.social conference last week on 'Addressing remote work though collective bargaining and organising'💻✊ Their new report👉 www.uni-europa.org/news/antwerp... ETUI on remote work👉 etui.org/publications/future-remote-work

Hello Bluesky! The UK Labour Law Blog just created an account here! Please share and follow us.

Gisele Pelicot's name will always be remembered by every feminist. What an incredible selfless service she has given us all by taking on this trial (in all senses) in public. La honte doit changer de camp - The shame must switch sides

Important paper by Halliki Kreinin et al on the 'glass ceiling' of Germany's socio-ecological transformation. if we want to understand the 'green backlash', this paper provides a lot of starting points @karabadjieva.bsky.social @ecodenker.bsky.social link.springer.com/article/10.1...

#SocialProtection is a crucial safety net for people affected by #ClimateChange and #GreenTransition. In this @etui.bsky.social brief, Alberto Barrio and I outline how the #EU Fair Transition Recommendation encourages states to rethink social protection systems for a #JustTransition. 👉 etui.org/ZBA

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance 🏳️‍⚧️ 🕯️ Our core value as trade unionists is solidarity - an injury to one is an injury to all. We mourn the dead and fight like hell for the living #TDoR2024

No, Democrats should not respond to their election defeat by throwing minorities under a bus. Instead, they should offer a compelling economic vision for struggling Americans, which forces the Republicans on the defensive. New column 👇 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Made a starter pack for those working on #SustainableWelfare, #JustTransition, and #EcoSocial Feel free to recommend (or self-recommend!) people to add. Let’s grow this network 🌱 @karabadjieva.bsky.social @tiagomramalho.bsky.social go.bsky.app/PzBGzR1

Next year, most EU countries need to draft a national action plan on collective bargaining. One way of increasing the coverage of collective bargaining is through multi-employer or sectoral bargaining Here's an explainer video of @uni-europa.bsky.social

📑 New ETUI policy brief out on #EUEqualPayDay ♀️♂️ 🔗 etui.org/ZBB