text: Even 15 years after the enlargement of the EU in 2004,**significant differences between Member**
  **States**can still be observed regarding several working conditions. The data demonstrate that the worst 
  status concerning physical risks, wellbeing, and expectations to do the job until the age of 60 — is almost 
  always present in eastern EU Member States, followed by southern Member States, all compared to the 
  status in central, western and northern Member States**.**For psychosocial risks, it is just the other way 
  around, these are more often reported in central, western and northern Member States. 
  
  **International organisations complain about an unfair divide of OSH risks in globalised supply**
  **chains**, be it in mining, metallurgy, textile production, disposal of hazardous waste or other sectors. The 
  ILO decided in June 2022 to make OSH one of the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. In this 
  context, 10 ILO conventions and instruments are considered now as fundamental, including two OSH 
  conventions: the Occupational Safety and Health Convention, of 1981 (No. 155) and the Promotional 
  Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention, of 2006 (No. 187). Ethical, fairness and 
  justice considerations have led to more activities on decent, safe and healthy work in developing 
  countries and a fair share of risks at work in global supply chains. These are important initiatives, but 
  until now they only slightly changed the overall situation when looking at the global scale of the issue. 