In a Resolution they adopted on 10 February 2021, MEPs call for a minimum wage, equal working conditions and work-life balance. The aim is to combat inequality and in-work poverty in the EU.

The Committee of Senior Labour Inspectors (SLIC) has just published its recommendations on the EU strategic framework on health and safety at work (OSH) 2021-2027.

Eurostat, the EU's statistical office, is working on a pilot project for a new national database on occupational diseases (OD) at European level. These data are fundamental for assessing the effectiveness of Community legislation on health and safety at work, to know the most recognised occupational diseases and their causality and thus to prioritise the preventive actions to be implemented at Community level. However, having a European database is not a simple exercise.

Eighteen partners from eleven EU countries have developed, with the support of the European Commission, the Workbox Chrodis Plus....