Discussions on labour shortages should not only focus on skills, but also on the “issue of low pay and poor working conditions”, which also explain labour shortages, argued ETUI, the European Trade Union Institute, in a new study published on Tuesday 9 May to mark the launch of the European Year of Skills.
“Labour shortages in the EU are increasing more because of low wages and poor working conditions than because of the lack of skills of workers”, ETUI points out.
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