Posted Workers
The Condition of Transnational Posted Workers in Europe
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abstract
The result of research carried out in several European countries, this book analyses the phenomenon of the posting of workers from an international and interdisciplinary perspective, with a particular focus on working conditions, occupational safety and health (OSH), regulatory issues, offences and violations of posted workers’ rights. The first part of the book examines the origins and evolution of the posting of workers in Europe, also in terms of legislation; the second part presents various national case studies (Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Romania, Slovenia, Switzerland, and labour mobility from Third Countries); the third part focuses on Italy, as the European crossroads of posted work. From this richly documented examination, the posting of workers emerges as a new frontier of the devaluation of labour, which exacerbates tendencies characteristic of the transformations of labour that have taken place in recent decades on a global scale, first and foremost precariousness and social dumping. Given its profound impact on the labour market and working conditions, the posting of workers therefore opens up new challenges for the protection of workers in both receiving and sending countries.
Exploitation • Germany • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Directive 2014/67/EU • Trade Union • Atypical employment • The Copenhagen Metro • Internal market • Rule Enforcement • Work transformation • Labour migration • Labour mobility • European law • Construction sector • Cross-border labour recruitment • Outsourcing • Precarity • Collective rights • Posting of workers • Cross-border • European Union • Austria • EU • Rule enforcement • Slovenia • Free movement of workers • Transnational labour market • Law applicable • Posted work • Collaboration • Posted workers • Inspection activity • The Aarhus Light Rail • Labour flexibility • Third country nationals • Undeclared work • Health • Applicable labour law regime • Working conditions • OSH • Labour exploitation • Precarious work • Public works • Freedom to provide services • Wage dumping • Unions • Occupational safety and health • European Labour Authority (ELA) • Non-European • Social dumping • Language barriers • Free provision of services • Flexibility • Housing • Employment conditions • Transnational posting of workers • Posting labour • Directive 96/71/EC • Inspection services • Italy • Labour market • Dumping • Precariousness • Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) • Subcontracting • Belgium