Explainers

The Council is working on new rules designed to enhance working conditions for trainees, ensuring they are not exploited or treated unfairly. 

The EU works to promote equality and prevent discrimination in society through its policies and initiatives.

The EU has adopted rules to improve working conditions for platform workers by addressing misclassification, enhancing transparency, and protecting personal data.

The European Education Area fosters collaboration among EU countries in the area of education, with the aim to build more resilient and inclusive national education and training systems.

Platform work is a new means of matching supply and demand for paid labour. The EU wants new rules to improve the working conditions of people working in the gig economy.

Every year, the European Semester starts in autumn with the presentation of the Commission’s priorities. It ends in October of the following year when the euro area member states submit their budgetary plans.

The use of forced labour in the manufacture of products remains a worldwide problem. The EU's legislation aims to effectively eliminate products made using forced labour from the Union market.

The EU coordinates policies in the fields of employment and social inclusion to support social rights in all EU member states.

Five key questions on digital platform workers and workers in the gig economy in the EU answered with data.

Find out more about the impact of asbestos on workers' health and proposed new EU rules to decrease exposure to asbestos at work.