European Launch of the PWO Report: “Workers in all but pay, name, and conditions”

Who?

• PWO – Postgraduate Workers’ Organisation (Ireland)
• EUIRU – European University Institute Researchers’ Union (EUI)
• PNN – Promovendi Netwerk Netherlands (Netherlands)
• ADI – Associazione Dottorandi e Dottori di Ricerca in Italia (Italy)
• ESU – European Students’ Union (Europe)
• FJI-Precarios – Federacion de Jovenes Investigadores (Spain)
• CEU Students’ Protest Group (Austria/Private)
• CEU Students’ Union (Austria/Private)
• EURODOC – European Council of Doctoral Candidates and Junior Researchers (Europe)
• ABIC – Associação dos Bolseiros de Investigação Científica (Portugal)
• Leibnitz PhD Network (Germany)
• ASM – actionuni der Schweizer Mittelbau (Switzerland)
• LJZA – Latvijas Jauno zinātnieku apvienība (Latvia)

What?

In 2023, the Postgraduate Researchers’ Organisation (PWO) of Ireland commissioned its branch at the European University Institute (EUI) to issue a survey and compile a report on instances of employee status for PhD researchers across the European Research Area (ERA). This report, thanks to the support of the USI and SIPTU was published and launched in Ireland on 14 February 2024 to promote and support the PWO demand for employee status for PhD researchers. Since then, elements of the report have been read into the Irish parliamentary record, and the report itself has received extensive press coverage. Given the Europe-wide relevance of the contents, findings, and conclusions of this report, the Researchers’ Union at the EUI(EUIRU) have offered to host a European launch at the EUI and online, to which all PhD researcher representative unions, organisations, associations, and collectives are invited to send delegates and participate. Other interested parties are welcome to observe.

Registration (hybrid event)

Please send an email to registrations[at]altsou[dot]com

This side event is organised as part of the AltSOU’24.