At 9.00 this morning, in the Paul VI Hall, the Holy Father Francis received in audience delegates from the Confederation of Trade Unions in Italy (Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori, CISL), on the occasion of its 18 th National Congress, on the theme “For the person, for labour” (28 June to 1 July 2017).
The EU’s austerity policy is unlawful, according to Professor Andreas Fischer-Lescano, a professor at the Centre for European Law and Politics (ZERP), University of Bremen, who drew up a paper for the Austrian Trade Union Federation (ÖGB), the Austrian Federal Chamber of Labour, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI).
Unions can get reinvigorated by tapping into young people's energy, creativity and transformative leadership potential, write Maite Tapia, Lowell Turner and Salil R. Sapre
On 2 October 2013, the European Commission announced that it will not consider giving a legal basis to the 2012 social partner agreement in the hairdressing sector until a broader review of EU occupational health and safety legislation has been carried out in 2015. Representatives on both employers’ and employees’ sides have expressed disappointment and anger that measures which could lead to cost-savings and improve employee welfare have been delayed by political pressure.
In a decision published yesterday (20 November) the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR) found that Sweden violated the revised European Social Charter in several respects. Supported by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), its two Swedish affiliates Landsorganisationen i Sverige (LO) and Tjänstemännens Centralorganisation (TCO) filed a complaint against Sweden criticising the ‘Laval’ legislation, which had been introduced in order to conform to the so-called Laval judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (Court of Justice) (C-341/05 - Laval un Partneri).
Country Reports on the impact of the Racial Equality Directive: a survey of trade unions and employers - FRA - European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights
UNI-Europa, die europäische Sektion des internationalen Dachverbands der Gewerkschaften des Medien- und Unterhaltungssektors (UNI-MEI), hat sich in der Debatte um Netzneutralität für eine Totalüberwachung jeglichen Netzverkehrs ausgesprochen.
The office, like other international organisations, creates its own labour law and has its own social security system, a draft SUEPO handout for strike pickets said.
French unions go on strike not because they are too strong, but rather because they are weak (really strong unions, such as in Belgium and Scandinavia rarely need to show it). And when they descend into the street or "bossnap" managers, it is probably not to take the Bastille and guillotine opponents – it may well be because they are desperately crying out for talks.
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International Framework Agreements (IFA) are important in international labour regulation. As the globalization of production and markets is increasing, an international regulation of labour is strongly needed.
The main journalist trade union in Europe and the UK wants citizens to be given ‘European Democracy Vouchers’, funded by internet service providers, which can be used to buy newspapers and pay for online media subscriptions.
La directive sur le secret des affaires pose des premiers jalons. Mais la création d’un véritable statut des lanceurs d’alerte risque de se faire attendre.
We are warehouse workers, climate activists, and citizens around the world, taking on the world's richest man and the multinational corporation behind him.
In February 2011, three European-level trade union federations representing manufacturing workers agreed on a joint strategy to achieve stronger worker involvement in multinational companies. This joint approach has been triggered at least in part by a revised European Works Council directive, which came into force in June. The three federations want companies to find better ways to anticipate and manage change to minimise the negative impact it can have on employees.