Working Conditions

We live in a society that values and rewards paid work above all other activities – it’s time for a rethink.

If democracy stays cast in its national mould, the path ahead may be one of exclusion and disenfranchisement.

Cultural professionals are vital to Europe’s recovery. It is time member states and EU action reflect this by addressing working conditions in the sector.

The MeTooEP movement shone a light on sexual harassment in European Parliament. Despite important progress, much remains to be done.

Homeworking is becoming routine for more and more people. But what does this shift mean for our relationship to work, time and space?

Jean-Claude Juncker’s outgoing EU Commission emphasised a fair approach to trade – how far do the steps it has taken go towards protecting workers?

A comic on European basic income and what it meant for one family among millions.

An interview examining the driving forces and effects of changing attitudes to migration in Hungary.

Does renewed discussion at EU level present an opportunity to advance social Europe?

A photo essay by Apolena Rychlíková and Saša Uhlová on the harsh, insecure, and unsafe reality of temp agency work in the Czech Republic.