European Foundation for the improvement of living and working conditions of Dublin

Its main objective is to supply updated information as well as comparative analyses on the following topics:

• Living and working conditions in Europe
• Industrial relations in Europe
• Managing change in Europe.

The material is collected and presented every month via a network of "national centres" in each of the member states of the Union and in Norway and via a European centre, whose job it is to cover the developments of community policy.

Through the databases of the Foundation and the web site one can consult, research and download information on these topics free of charge.
- European Working Conditions Observatory (EWCO)
- European Industrial Relations Observatory (EIRO)
- European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)

From 1999 to 2006, the IST was the corresponding Belgian national centre for the EIRO project.
Since March 2006, the IST, in partnership with the Hoger instituut voor de arbeid (HIVA) of the KULeuven, has been the Belgian national correspondent for the three observatories: EIRO, EWCO et ERM.

In addition, the IST regularly contributes to other research projects of the Foundation of Dublin.

- “New structures, forms and processes of governance in European industrial relations (Project n°0316)”, 2005-2006.

- Contributions to various European Restructuring Monitor Quarterlies (European Monitoring Centre on Change - EMCC):

• Sector Focus- Spotlight on the chemicals sector, Issue 4, Winter 2005 (Isabelle Vandenbussche)
• Sector Focus- Spotlight on the construction and woodworking sector, Issue 3, Autumn 2005 (Isabelle Vandenbussche)
• Sector Focus- Spotlight on the Automotive Industry, Issue 4, Winter 2004 (Isabelle Vandenbussche)
• Country focus- Spotlight on Slovakia, Issue 2, Summer 2004 (Isabelle Vandenbussche)

CONTACTS AND LINKS:
The people responsible for the Foundation project within IST are :
EIRO: Delphine ROCHET
ERM: Cécile ARNOULD
EWCO: Guy VAN GYES (HIVA)