• Resolution on Reinforced Youth Guarantee; The revisited fight against youth unemployment

    Resolution on Reinforced Youth Guarantee; The revisited fight against youth unemployment

    Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 2-3 July 2020 Summary of the key messages This resolution aims at providing an analysis of the current scheme based on ETUC members’ experience as well as recommendations for further steps to reinforce the scheme, also in the view of the new urgencies caused by the pandemic.
    Document Published on 07.07.2020
  • Statement on worker involvement in managing the Covid-19 crisis

    Statement on worker involvement in managing the Covid-19 crisis

    Time is running out: Concrete and rapid actions needed to enforce rights to worker involvement in anticipating and managing the COVID-19 crisis impact Three months after the COVID-19 health crisis hit the world and thousands lost their lives, the European Union is now facing massive restructuring processes in different sectors. Social dialogue, collective bargaining and worker involvement in the workplace are key to shape responsible restructuring processes.
    Document Published on 24.06.2020
  • ETUC Deputy General Secretary Esther Lynch speech to EU Social Summit
    ETUC Deputy General Secretary Esther Lynch

    ETUC Deputy General Secretary Esther Lynch speech to EU Social Summit

    Introduction of the European Social Partners Framework Agreement on Digitalisation Esther Lynch, Deputy General Secretary On the occasion of the signing of the Agreement at the Tripartite Social Summit, 23rd June 2020
    Document Published on 23.06.2020
  • ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini speech to EU Social Summit
    ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini

    ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini speech to EU Social Summit

    Dear colleagues, I would like to thank all of you for having made this virtual meeting of the TSS possible in the current difficult circumstances. This is a significant opportunity for social partners to contribute to the management of the emergency, to the return to work and to the implementation of the recovery strategies. The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, if not properly and timely addressed, are at risk of generating economic recession, massive unemployment, deterioration of working conditions and rights, increased inequality and social exclusion.
    Document Published on 23.06.2020
  • ETUC President Laurent Berger speech to EU Social Summit
    ETUC President Laurent Berger

    ETUC President Laurent Berger speech to EU Social Summit

    Madam President of the Commission, Mr President of the Council, Mr Prime Minister, Honorable commissioners and ministers Dear Colleagues,
    Document Published on 23.06.2020
  • EU Social Partners agreement on digitalisation

    EU Social Partners agreement on digitalisation

    The digital transformation of the economy is a multifaceted topic with large implications for labour markets, the world of work and society at large. It is dealt with in a variety of ways by EU member states, due to different social and economic situations, labour markets and industrial relations systems and existing initiatives, practices and collective agreements.
    Document Published on 22.06.2020
  • ETUC note on Posted Workers and the COVID-19 Outbreak
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    ETUC note on Posted Workers and the COVID-19 Outbreak

    Measures fall short of protecting posted workers in the outbreak of COVID-19 Posted workers in the EU face particular challenges in view of the COVID-19 outbreak and the measures imposed, not only in terms of border restrictions on the free movement of workers and services, but also in terms of emergency measures introduced to mitigate and protect workers and businesses from negative consequences of the crisis. Posted workers are at particular risk of being left behind.
    Document Published on 20.05.2020
  • ETUC comments on the Commission Communication on a phased and coordinated approach for restoring freedom of movement
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    ETUC comments on the Commission Communication on a phased and coordinated approach for restoring freedom of movement

    On 13 May 2020, the European Commission issued a Communication on a phased and coordinated approach for restoring freedom of movement and lifting internal border controls. This guidance document is complemented by specific Guidelines on the progressive restoration of transport services and connectivity.
    Document Published on 20.05.2020
  • ETUC statement on International Day Against Homophobia

    ETUC statement on International Day Against Homophobia

    LGBT workers still suffer from discrimination in the world of work and in the society due to their sexual orientation. In times of Covid, as in other crises, these rights are even more under threat, due to lack of legislative protection and underrepresentation in workplaces and society in general.
    Document Published on 17.05.2020