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"Capítulo 1. Genealogía y vicisitudes de la regulación del desplazamiento de trabajadores en la Unión Europea
Capítulo 2. Principales características y dimensiones del fenómeno del desplazamiento de trabajadores en Europa
Capítulo 3. Aproximación general a las características del sector del transporte en España y en la Unión Europea
Capítulo 4. Desplazamiento de trabajadores y transporte por carretera: una aproximación cualitativa desde el discurso de los actores."

"The posting of workers is a challenge for national regulatory and job protection frameworks in the EU. We address the specific case of road transport, analysing the discourses of the principal social and institutional stakeholders (trade unions, employers' associations, European institutions and labour inspectors) and identify the controversies that have arisen around the definition, regulation and assessment of worker posting. We consider, more generally, the direction in which the European unification project is heading."

"The project
Since 2019, the ETUC is running a project on securing workers' rights in subcontracting chains, with the financial support of the EU. During the first phase of the project, researchers gathered data and explored some case studies among trade union networks and workers representatives in different sectors.

Subcontracting as a business model
The research shows the diverse strategies to use subcontracting as a business model. Companies take full advantage of the existing national and European norms and aimed at externalising risks, by extending and complicating the subcontracting chain. The research team approached selected companies and interviewed various stakeholders including labour authorities and management associations. They found hard facts and sad stories about workers that fight until today to receive their salary.

In the cases of the report subcontracting practices are directly weakening the economic and normative employment conditions of the workforce: less income, less social contributions, longer working hours, worse H&S conditions, etc. Sometimes the employers even achieve to systematically hinder the social cohesion of the workers and consequently hinder collective action.

The research shows how companies in these sectors use subcontracting as a strategy to increase profits in highly competitive markets, without being liable for the consequences of their actions.

Human Rights & Due Diligence in subcontracting chains

The results of the study directly reveal the problems of a lack of regulation in supply chains. Meanwhile the European Commission is supposed to draft a proposal of a EU Human Rights Due Diligence law. The results of the study directly reveal the problems of a lack of regulation in supply chains. Meanwhile the European Commission is supposed to draft a proposal of a EU Human Rights Due Diligence law. In December 2019, the ETUC published key demands on mandatory Human Rights due diligence and responsible business conduct."

"The project
Since 2019, the ETUC is running a project on securing workers' rights in subcontracting chains, with the financial support of the EU. During the first phase of the project, researchers gathered data and explored some case studies among trade union networks and workers representatives in different sectors.

Subcontracting as a business model
The research shows the diverse strategies to use subcontracting as a business model. Companies take full advantage of the existing national and European norms and aimed at externalising risks, by extending and complicating the subcontracting chain. The research team approached selected companies and interviewed various stakeholders including labour authorities and management associations. They found hard facts and sad stories about workers that fight until today to receive their salary.

In the cases of the report subcontracting practices are directly weakening the economic and normative employment conditions of the workforce: less income, less social contributions, longer working hours, worse H&S conditions, etc. Sometimes the employers even achieve to systematically hinder the social cohesion of the workers and consequently hinder collective action.

The research shows how companies in these sectors use subcontracting as a strategy to increase profits in highly competitive markets, without being liable for the consequences of their actions.

Human Rights & Due Diligence in subcontracting chains

The results of the study directly reveal the problems of a lack of regulation in supply chains. Meanwhile the European Commission is supposed to draft a proposal of a EU Human Rights Due Diligence law. The results of the study directly reveal the problems of a lack of regulation in supply chains. Meanwhile the European Commission is supposed to draft a proposal of a EU Human Rights Due Diligence law. In December 2019, the ETUC published key demands on mandatory Human Rights due diligence and responsible business conduct."