@article{2020:astor:fair_pay_i,
title = {Fair pay in eastern Europe – The continuing challenge of poverty wages},
year = {2020},
note = {Economic growth has been steady across eastern Europe in recent times.
Nevertheless, this is not being shared equitably with the workers that
create that wealth. The lack of a living wage, the decline of
collective bargaining and the violation and erosion of workers’
rights, alongside the failure of governments to regulate the economy
effectively, are each, in turn, creating despair and anger, and
holding back further growth. Social protections for those not in work
are woefully inadequate and leave many workers unprotected.
Furthermore, countries in the region that have already acceded to the
EU still demonstrate substantial disparities on these issues with the
old EU member states, threatening the objective of upwards social
convergence across the EU. Observing these injustices, this article
calls for a fresh approach across eastern Europe which sees the
economic and social benefits of various forms of social protection
allowed to play their role in reducing poverty and wage inequalities.
Consequently, ten countries from across the region have joined
together to campaign under a single ‘Fair Pay’ banner.},
journal = {SEER Journal for Labour and Social Affairs in Eastern Europe},
pages = {59--76},
author = {Astor, Evelyn},
volume = {23},
number = {1}
}