On 17 December 2022, the European Commission released the report “Labour Market and Wage Developments in Europe 2021”, showing how the labour market is exiting from the deepest recession that hit the EU (European Union) since World War II.
EU labour market has been resilient to the COVID-19 recession and members states implemented strong policy responses eased the impact on unemployment.
The International Labour Organization (ILO) released the World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2022 (WESO 2022), providing a comprehensive assessment of how the labour market recovery has deployed across the world.
It reports a slow and uncertain recovery, as the pandemic continues to have a significant impact on global labour markets, with different national approaches to tackle the crisis.
On 1 February 2022, the World Employment Confederation-Europe (WEC Europe) and the European trade union UNI-Europe have reached an important understanding by signing the Joint Recommendations for the sector's recovery.
On 23 December 2021, employer association Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and garment worker unions signed an agreement on how to address workplace issues for garment workers, especially during the pandemic and establishing bipartite health & safety committees, access to dispute resolution mechanisms and guarantees on the right to organise.
On 17 December 2021, delivery platform Just Eat and the CCOO and UGT trade union confederations signed the first collective agreement for food delivery workers in Spain.
It regulates wages, working time and conditions and came into force in January 2022.
On 17 February 2022, Uber agreed with International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) to begin social dialogue on platform workers’ conditions and benefits globally.
The employment status of these workers – the most controversial and debated point - will not be discussed.
On 15 December 2021, the New York City Council approved Bill 1208-2018, that will require New York City employers to include salary ranges in any job advertisements.
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