Workers' rights
Find out how the EU is improving workers’ rights and working conditions, from the right to disconnect to fair minimum wages and safety at work.
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Workers' rightsHow the EU improves workers’ rights and working conditions
Find out how the EU is improving workers’ rights and working conditions across Europe, from working hours and parental leave to health and safety at work.
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Workers' rightsFair minimum wages: action for decent living conditions in the EU
Parliament approved new rules to ensure minimum wages provide for a decent standard of living in the EU. Find out more.
Parliament's actions
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Gig economy: how the EU improves platform workers’ rights
New EU rules aim to strengthen the rights of people working in the gig economy and ensure better working conditions.
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Parliament wants to ensure the right to disconnect from work
Parliament wants to protect employees’ fundamental right to disconnect from work and not to be reachable outside working hours.
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Better working conditions for truck drivers across the EU
New EU rules on road transport aim to end distortion of competition in the sector while providing better working conditions for drivers. Find out more.
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Cancer: protecting people from carcinogens in the workplace
Cancer is linked to more than half of work-related deaths in the EU. Learn about the EU rules to protect people from carcinogens in the workplace.
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Posted workers: the facts on the reform (infographic)
All you need to know about posted workers in the EU and how the Parliament wants to stop unfair competition and protect workers.