For blockchain to be socially acceptable, however, accountability and transparency in the governance of its architecture is necessary – as is giving all actors, including workers, the ability to become co-creators in its technological development and to shape its implementation.
The attack on workers’ rights, wages and collective bargaining systems in Europe is continuing. The latest incident can be found in the new DG ECFIN report on labour market developments in Europe.
Population ageing creates a need and a demand for more and better jobs in long-term care. While the care sector is growing in most Member States, there are barriers to job creation, such as a shortage of recruits, budgetary constraints and demanding working conditions. Eurofound’s latest report, looking at how successful recruitment and retention measures in home-care and support services can contribute to employment growth, is launched today at a high-level conference under the Lithuanian EU Presidency.
The decisions taken at the so-called 'historical' summit on Friday risks to plunge Europe in a Japanese-like recession which is going to have devastating consequences on European social model, writes Pervenche Bères, chairwoman of the European Parliament employment and social affairs committee.
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