European Trade Union Institute

Mission & Goals

The European Trade Union Institute is the independent research and training centre of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) which itself affiliates European trade unions into a single European umbrella organisation. The ETUI places its expertise – acquired in particular in the context of its links with universities, academic and expert networks – in the service of workers’ interests at European level and of the strengthening of the social dimension of the European Union. The Institute is composed of two departments: - A research department with three units: •Europeanisation of industrial relations; •Economic, employment and social policies; •Working conditions, health and safety. - An education department The ETUI conducts studies on socio-economic topics and industrial relations and monitors European policy developments of strategic importance for the world of labour. It creates, what is more, bridges between the academic sphere, the world of resea (...)