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