As it committed to do, notably with the European social partners in its ‘Action Plan against Cancer’ or the ‘Action Plan on the Pillars of Social Rights’, the Commission will present, on Wednesday 28 September, a proposal for a directive revising the 2009 directive (2009/148/EC) on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work.
However, contrary to the expectations of European trade unions and the European Parliament, which voted in 2021 for a...