Hope and despair in locked down European hospitality sector
As coronavirus lockdowns are extended across Europe, protests have flared in its hard-hit hospitality sector, along with warnings that many businesses are on the verge of extinction
Trucker, fisherman, scientist… the voices of Brexit
They transport goods from Europe to Britain, export British produce to the EU, or recruit scientists and researchers... AFP has spoken to six people whose lives will be directly affected by Brexit
Under Time Pressure
This graphic gives an overview of the time pressure on employees in Europe.
EU Commission plans 81 billion in loans for short-time work schemes
The European Union Commission has planned to pay out billions of euros as loans for workers affected by the corona virus pandemic, as part of the EU's recession recovery plan.
Romania’s seasonal workers sidestep lockdown out of necessity
Romanian workers are in high demand as farms and home care firms in western Europe clamour for help from the east, even with borders closed because of the coronavirus pandemic
Furloughed staff in Sweden retrain to help hospitals
Furloughed because of the pandemic, airline and hotel employees in Sweden are retraining to work as hospital and nursing home assistants as the country's death toll exceeds 1,200
Virus lockdowns put Europe’s ‘invisible’ workers on front line
Who are the 'invisible' workers who ensure a minimum of daily life continues in European cities that have been brought to a standstill by the coronavirus crisis?
Virus frontier closures hamper cross-border workers
Workers who rely on shuttling across frontiers in Central Europe face a difficult dilemma now that the coronavirus pandemic has seen several countries shut their borders
Auto industry warns of ‘seismic’ no-deal Brexit shock
The European auto industry has warned of catastrophic effects of a no-deal Brexit saying it would have a "seismic" impact on car-making
Time over money? German union champions 28-hour working week
Tens of thousands of German workers downed tools again in early January as the country's largest union stepped up its battle for the right to a 28-hour week.
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