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