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