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All EWCO pages have the same basic structure. At the top of the screen the EWCO logo on the left will always bring you back to the home page. The tabs at the top of each page: Eurofound, EIRO, EMCC and EWCO will always bring you back to the home page of the main site (Eurofound), the European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO), the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC) and EWCO itself. Just below the Foundation logo, the buttons for search, site map, help and contact appear on every page. On the left side of every page, there are a set of standard buttons allowing users to browse the articles held in the database by subject, country, sector and date.
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About EWCO
This first item on the left hand menu gives background information on the Observatory's coverage and methods.
Annual reports
Follow this link to find EWCO's annual reviews of working conditions in the European Union since 2004.
Working conditions surveys
Under this heading you will find information on Eurofound's European Working Conditons Survey (EWCS) and on national surveys on working conditions. The EWCS has been carried out every 5 years since 1991. This section gives access to findings, publications and methodological information.
The information on national surveys includes descriptions of the surveys as well as reports, in English, of their findings.
Comparative information
This item on the left hand menu will give you access to comparative data such as comparative reports, (including annual reviews) and articles about the European Union level.
Comparative reports focus on one particular topical issue in working conditions and its treatment across the countries covered by EWCO. They consist of a comparative overview, based mainly on brief national reports drawn up by each national correspondent, and those national reports. The questionnaires on which these studies are based are also included.
EU-level developments
This link will bring you to information updates and articles covering the most significant developments, activities and issues in industrial relations at the European level. These articles are produced on a regular basis by the EWCO EU-level correspondents.
Browse by...
- subject: allows you to choose a particular subject and read all articles produced on that subject, from any country or from a comparative perspective.
- country: allows you to choose a particular country and read all articles produced on a regular basis for that country by its national centre. See list of contacts.
- sector: allows you to choose a particular sector and read all articles written on working conditions issues in this sector.
- date: will bring you to all articles published on EWCO in a particular year and month, as far back as 2003 when EWCO was established.
Searching
There is a search box at the top of every page. The Google search facility common to all Eurofound websites allows you to conduct a basic search or an advanced search in: all websites, Eurofound, EIRO, EMCC, or EWCO websites in particular.
We are aware of limitations in searching with non-English characters and are working on a solution.