Explainers

The EU works to promote equality and prevent discrimination in society through its policies and initiatives.

The Council is working on new rules designed to enhance working conditions for trainees, ensuring they are not exploited or treated unfairly. 

The EU has adopted rules to improve working conditions for platform workers by addressing misclassification, enhancing transparency, and protecting personal data.

The European Education Area fosters collaboration among EU countries in the area of education, with the aim to build more resilient and inclusive national education and training systems.

Platform work is a new means of matching supply and demand for paid labour. The EU wants new rules to improve the working conditions of people working in the gig economy.

The EU coordinates policies in the fields of employment and social inclusion to support social rights in all EU member states.

The EU wants to improve people's working and living conditions by establishing a framework for adequate minimum wages in Europe.

Every year, the European Semester starts in autumn with the presentation of the Commission’s priorities. It ends in October of the following year when the euro area member states submit their budgetary plans.

The use of forced labour in the manufacture of products remains a worldwide problem and requires common international regulations to solve it. The EU’s new legislation will effectively eliminate products made using forced labour from the Union market.

Five key questions on digital platform workers and workers in the gig economy in the EU answered with data.