May 2008

What drives low pay in Europe? Who and what sectors are affected? Which workers work very long or very short hours and miss out on training opportunities?

Since the launch of the Lisbon Strategy, the ETUC together with the ETUI-REHS has produced an annual Benchmarking publication for the European Social Summit. Its aim is to establish what progress has been made in selected areas of importance to workers and which are of crucial significance for a Social Europe.

This year’s report highlights in particular the issues of quality employment and the need to ensure that the European workforce receives a fair share of economic gains.

Annual open issue, covering the subjects of flexicurity, older employees, gender and quality of work and the marketisation of the public sector

Brussels, Belgium, 14 February, 2008.