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On 10 October 2023, Eurofound and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are jointly hosting a half-day, in-person event in Brussels on How to ensure
Cleaners demonstrated in front of the European Parliament. They are fed up with night shifts, not feeling safe at work, not getting enough sleep and the difficulty of juggling their working hours with their personal lives.
At a recent higher education cuts conference, attended by sabbaticals and student activists from across the country, the National Union of Students was mandated to call a national demonstration against cuts and fees. That conference, held in Birmingham on 26 June, was dogged by controversy at the offset, when very many students were denied or cancelled places because “only two delegates per university” were allowed. The conference was initially advertised as “open to all”.
UNI Global Union and the French Forum for Responsible Investment (FIR) held a briefing to discuss shared solutions to deep-seated problems in long-term care, many exacerbated by the pandemic. Speakers at the 1 October event including workers and academics, as well as asset owner Harmonie Mutuelle and asset manager Sycomore Asset Management agreed that stakeholders must act