Artificial intelligence

Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 04-05 March 2025

There is overwhelming public support for EU action to address the risks and maximise the benefits of artificial intelligence in the workplace, a new EU poll shows.A European Commission survey of 26,000 people about their attitudes to the use of artificial Intelligence and the future of work published today found:

Discussed by ETUC’s “Training, VET and Skills Committee” on 23 October 2024    Background

"We need to make sure to protect the right to organize, form and join trade unions against all union busting practices" @EstherLynchs speech at @ETUI_org event on "Shaping a new social contract for AI"

Commenting on the trilogue agreement on the AI Act, ETUC Deputy General Secretary Isabelle Schömann, said: “The AI Act agreement as a milestone in our ongoing efforts to regulate artificial intelligence. It signals Europe’s attempt to shape the future of AI in a responsible way that puts people first.”

The European Parliament has today approved the Artificial Intelligence Act. The Artificial Intelligence Act proposed by the European Commission only requires manufacturers to rank their own technology between low and high risk before putting it on the market and did not include any rules on the use of AI in the workplace.  The ETUC welcomes the important improvements made by the progressive forces in  the European Parliament, including: 

The European Parliament has today improved the Artificial Intelligence Act, but opened-up a loophole which will leave workers’ safety and fundamental rights at risk. The Artificial Intelligence Act proposed by the European Commission only requires manufacturers to rank their own technology between low and high risk before putting it on the market and did not include any rules on the use of AI in the workplace.

ETUC Resolution calling for an EU Directive on Algorithmic Systems at Work Adopted at the ETUC Executive Committee of 6 December 2022 Key Messages:

July, 13th 2020 Adopted at the ETUC Executive Committee of 2 July 2020 Key messages: Robust European Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Strategies should: • provide a legal and empowering European framework based on human rights, and therefore including labour and trade union rights and ethical rules.