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.

Keywords European Labour Authority (ELA) • Unions • Health • Labour exploitation • Transnational labour market • Precariousness • Bosnia and Herzegovina • Transnational posting of workers • Flexibility • Posting labour • Public works • Posted work • Dumping • European law • European Union • Free provision of services • Labour migration • Directive 2014/67/EU • Austria • Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) • Precarity • Labour market • Internal market • Cross-border labour recruitment • Social dumping • OSH • Trade Union • Undeclared work • Collective rights • Italy • Working conditions • Wage dumping • Germany • Non-European • Employment conditions • Belgium • Atypical employment • Construction sector • EU • Exploitation • Directive 96/71/EC • Freedom to provide services • Law applicable • Slovenia • Work transformation • Cross-border • Housing • Outsourcing • Labour flexibility • Language barriers • Posted workers • Collaboration • Inspection activity • Occupational safety and health • Precarious work • Third country nationals • Applicable labour law regime • Labour mobility • Rule enforcement • Rule Enforcement • The Aarhus Light Rail • The Copenhagen Metro • Inspection services • Posting of workers • Subcontracting • Free movement of workers

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-515-5 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-515-5 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-516-2 | Published Sept. 26, 2022 | Language en, it

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