This publication examines the changing world of employment in the enlarged EU-27 and how these changes are likely to affect workers and their families, particularly the most vulnerable workers or 'working poor' who seem to remain excluded from the main economic and social benefits of increased competition and trade at European and international level. Topics discussed include: employment contracts, working time and work intensity, wages, training, health and safety, social dialogue, workers' participation and work-family balance.
Daniel Vaughan-Whitehead is a senior adviser at ILO, responsible for the issues of wages and working conditions. He has managed many international projects on social issues and is the author of many books and articles on wages, industrial relations, social dumping, workers' participation, and social policies in general. François Eyraud is the executive director of the ILO Turin Training Center.