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MEPs adopt road transport reform which fuelled east-west tensions

The mobility package fuelled tensions within the European Union for three years, but its adoption by MEPs may calm a longstanding debate on working conditions for hauliers.

Finland

Locals muck in for Finland's summer strawberry harvest

Migrants normally make up the bulk of fruit pickers in Finland, but in this pandemic year, farmers are instead turning to locals for help.

United Kingdom

Charities fear rise in modern slavery as UK lockdown eases

Campaigners fear the easing of coronavirus lockdowns could spark a rise in exploitation, as businesses scramble to recruit low-paid workers.

World News

Should Europe follow Twitter and make it easier to work at home?

Twitter is allowing its employees to work from home permanently. Should Europe shift to this model?

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Germany

Why Germany's slaughterhouses are hot spots for the COVID-19 pandemic

Unions say much of the cheap meat on our supermarket shelves is slaughtered by migrant workers who earn low wages, live in cramped shared accommodation and operate in crowded working conditions even in the midst of a pandemic.

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Ford's Europe HQ back at work as production restarts in first gear

Ford has restarted production at its main European car plants with strict standards on social distancing and safety precautions.

France

'We feel useful': Meet the workers keeping Lyon going during lockdown

Most of those forced to risk their health to serve food, man cash-desks or drive buses do so for minimum wage and some don't receive state aid.

World News

The dark and bloody origins of May Day

How a bloody riot in Chicago in 1886 gave birth to a public holiday marked across the world.

Spain

COVID-19: Spain allows partial return to work as death toll slows

Workers in Spanish factories, construction and some offices have been going back to work as the government lifts restrictions on non-essential industries

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Tehran disinfects streets to protect against COVID-19 coronavirus

Iran is one of the worst-hit countries by COVID-19.

United Kingdom

‘Speak English’ in order to work in UK, post-Brexit migrants are told

The UK’s future immigration policy includes a points-based system designed to end ‘cheap labour from Europe’.

United Kingdom

Ethical vegans celebrate after winning landmark legal case in UK

It means they will now get protection from discrimination at work.

World News

Euroviews. Policymakers should better protect outdoor workers from the sun ǀ View

In Europe alone, 14.5 million workers spend at least 75 per cent of their working lives outdoors without adequate protection and are at greater risk of developing skin cancer. Yet this invisible risk is being vastly neglected.

Netherlands

This Dutch company hires people without a cover letter or resume

A Dutch company hires people without a cover letter or resume — all they have to do is put their name on a list to work at the company.

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Bangkok street sweeper is carrying her dog to work

A Bangkok street sweeper, Thitirat Keowa-ram, has created a phenomenon after a picture of her carrying her dog on her back while sweeping the streets

Spain

Madrid court rules Deliveroo couriers are employees, not freelancers

From now on, the online food delivery service Deliveroo will have to give its couriers a formal contract and corresponding benefits,

Vietnam

From the Vietcong to Nike: How the X40 factory has changed

After the Soviet Union fell, state-owned factories in Vietnam became much more reliant on products that would appeal to an international audience.

USA

This is how much work women miss because of their periods

There's still a taboo for women when it comes to discussing menstrual pain at work or school.

World

UK suffers from shortage of seasonal fruit pickers this summer

There's been a considerable drop in the number of seasonal workers from Europe choosing to work on British farms due to increased competition from countries such as Germany and the Netherlands.

World News

International Labour Organisation: 100 years defending worker's rights

2019 marks the centenary of the UN's International Labour Organisation, with the annual conference celebrating 100 years of protecting worker's rights