The spread of shiftwork in the European Community

Eurofound — European Foundation For The Improvement Of Living And Working Conditions

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• Publié par: EUROFOUND-EUROPEAN-FOUNDATION-FOR-THE-IMPROVEMENT-OF-LIVING-AND-WORKING-CONDITIO
• Nombre de lectures: 25
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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european foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions the spread of shiftwork in the european community Italy ■■ : 'J -j ι b / t ¡J PREFACE This volume is one of a series dealing with the spread of shiftwork in the manufacturing sector in the member States of the European Community. These surveys constitute the first phase of the studies concerned with shiftwork, undertaken on the initiative of the European Foundation. The purpose of these surveys was to obtain a picture of the situation in each of the nine countries and, in particular, to obtain the maximum amount of information on the nature, scale and evolution of shiftworking, on the legislation and collective agreements in this area, on innovations in rotation systems in the length of shifts and in the area of the living conditions of shiftworkers. This study was dealt with in two phases: 1) a report was prepared by a research institute in each member State; 2) all the reports were then evaluated by representatives of Governments, employers and workers, each of these three groups comparing the analysis contained in the reports with the experience of its respective members. If appropriate, the groups made proposals aimed at improving the situation in shiftwork. Each group gave its opinion in the form of a written evaluation report. This method reflects the Foundation's interest in promoting a type of research which combines the experts' approach to the problem with the practical experience of people active in the field of working conditions. The procedure followed in this study of the spread of shiftwork in the manufacturing sector is reflected in the composition of this volume, which consists of: l) a synthesis report prepared by the services of the Foundation as a working document for the evaluation seminar; -2- 2) the evaluation reports by the representatives of Governments, employers and workers, based on working group sessions during a seminar held in Dublin at the end of 1978» 3) a study carried out by Istituto di Studi sulle Relazioni Industriali e di Lavoro on shiftwork in the manufacturing sector in Italy. Those interested in the other studies currently available (in the original language or in English translation) can obtain them from the European Foundation· The European Foundation wishes to stress that the analyses and opinions contained in the study reports are the sole responsibility of the institutes which compiled them. SYNTHESIS NOTE PREPARED BY THE FOUNDATION