The Spanish presidency circulated three discussion papers on Friday (13 October) to gather EU countries' feedback on key aspects of the AI law ahead of an upcoming negotiation session: fundamental rights, sustainability obligations and workplace decision-making.
Tl;dr: The harms from so-called AI are real and present and follow from the acts of people and corporations deploying automated systems. Regulatory efforts should focus on transparency, accountability and preventing exploitative labor practices.
OPINION -Frank Hoffer 9 December 2022 is a historic date. For the first time in the history of the international trade union movement, its highest representative, the general secretary of the ITUC, was arrested in Brussels by the police as part of an investigation into suspected corruption. Investigators ‘suspected a Gulf country (of influencing) the…
Europe can become a global leader in artificial intelligence, but only if it protects its citizens and involves workers in the regulatory and deployment process. In that regard, the European Commission’s recent draft regulation leaves much to be desired.
Employers using software to monitor workers’ every movement are likely to be in breach of EU privacy laws, trade unions warn today as they launch a new report on artificial intelligence at work.
La ministra Yolanda Díaz abre de nuevo la mesa de negociación con sindicatos y patronal tras el acuerdo alcanzado para reconocer a los 'riders' como trabajadores de las plataformas de reparto
El texto reconoce la relación laboral existente entre el repartidor y las compañías, en línea con la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo, y obliga a las empresas a informar a los sindicatos sobre el funcionamiento de los algoritmos de la aplicación
El último Acuerdo social sitúa a España en cabeza de la UE en el reconocimiento de los derechos laborales de las personas que trabajan en reparto de plataformas digitales
Spain's labour ministry, trade unions, and employer’s associations have agreed this week in principle to a law improving the rights of food delivery workers employed by global digital platforms like Deliveroo, granting them the status of “permanent staff” instead of self-employed. EURACTIV’s partner EFE reports.
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The office, like other international organisations, creates its own labour law and has its own social security system, a draft SUEPO handout for strike pickets said.
Gig-economy companies Lyft, Uber, and Postmates are racing to file IPOs this year, a mad dash replete with ever-increasing multibillion-dollar valuations. But is the rush to start trading on the public markets also a sprint to evade compliance with current labor law?
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is calling for the adoption of the final agreement concluded last night by the three institutions, the EU Commission, the European Parliament and the Member States on Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions.
Il dibattito a Lecce. Scacchetti (Cgil): "Le risposte possibili sono l'intervento legislativo e la contrattazione. Al sindacato spetta l'impegno di rappresentare gli addetti delle piattaforme": John Hendy: la via maestra è la strutturazione del diritto
Today we released our second annual research report on the state of artificial intelligence. Since last year’s report, we’ve seen early stage AI technologies continue to filter into many everyday…
Droit au temps libre et prévisible, 35 heures renforcées, partage du temps de travail… Des universitaires planchent sur un autre code du travail vraiment protecteur des salariés. Mediapart publie le premier chapitre, consacré au temps de travail.
Vendue comme la « grande loi sociale du quinquennat » de François Hollande, la réforme du code du travail marque un point de non-retour entre le pouvoir et ceux qui l'ont élu, politiques ou citoyens, abasourdis par le tournant libéral des socialistes français. Tous nos articles.
The word, reform, has now become central to the tug of war between Greece and its creditors. New debt relief might be possible—but only if the Greeks agree to “reforms.” But what reforms and to what end?
On 2 October 2013, the European Commission announced that it will not consider giving a legal basis to the 2012 social partner agreement in the hairdressing sector until a broader review of EU occupational health and safety legislation has been carried out in 2015. Representatives on both employers’ and employees’ sides have expressed disappointment and anger that measures which could lead to cost-savings and improve employee welfare have been delayed by political pressure.
Stronger participation is a step towards sustainable corporate governance in the economic, social and ecological dimension, which in itself is a step towards a sustainable company. The ETUC reiterates its call for a strengthening and broader scope of the information and consultation procedures, in particular by a revision of the general framework directive, but also of the participation rights in the Member States where such rights exist.
In this year’s November session, the ILO Committee on Freedom of Association – the supervisory body of the International Labour Organization (ILO) that examines cases concerning employers’ and trade unions’ rights to organize, collective bargaining and social dialogue – examined an extensive deficit of social dialogue in austerity measures taken in Greece and highlighted the need for ILO assistance in the country.
The Global Compact asks companies to embrace universal principles and to partner with the United Nations. It has grown to become a critical platform for the UN to engage effectively with enlightened global business.