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.

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

Thema codes JHBL • LNHD • 1QFE

Permalink http://doi.org/10.30687/978-88-6969-515-5 | e-ISBN 978-88-6969-515-5 | ISBN (PRINT) 978-88-6969-516-2 | Published Sept. 26, 2022 | Language it, en

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