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