May 9, 2014
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Over half of European workers perceive working conditions in their country to be good (53%),a majority (57%) nevertheless thinks that their working conditions have deteriorated in the last 5 years.
Over half of European workers perceive working conditions in their country to be good (53%),a majority (57%) nevertheless thinks that their working conditions have deteriorated in the last 5 years, according to a Eurobarometer survey, which looks at how the quality of work has been affected by the crisis. In addition, dissatisfaction regarding workload, pace of work and long working days (more than 13 hours) is widespread.
English: http://ec.europa.eu/social/main ...
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/flash ...
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