employment

Global Conference on Measuring New Forms of Employment Hosted by ILO and EUROSTAT

The International Labour Organization (ILO) emphasized the necessity for improved and authoritative data to monitor the evolving world of work during a conference co-hosted with the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat). The event focused on developing reliable statistics to measure and comprehend new employment forms, establishing a unified direction for the future.

EESC Advocates for Fair Trainee Compensation: No More Unpaid Work

The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is advocating for stronger measures in the Commission's proposal to make EU traineeships more equitable and inclusive. With nearly half of the EU's three million trainees unpaid and about a third lacking social protection, the EESC insists that all young people should have equal opportunities to benefit from traineeships, regardless of their financial situation.