ETUC Position for a European directive on mandatory Human Rights due diligence and responsible business conduct
Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 17-18 December 2019
Key Messages
Brussels 18/12/2019
ETUC position on the EU-Vietnam Free Trade and Investment Protection Agreements
Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 17-18 December 2019
Background
The European Trade Union Confederation represents 45 million workers from 90 national trade unions in 38 European countries and 10 European sectoral trade union federations. It presents the following priorities for the new mandate of the EU institutions, particularly the new Commission’s Work Programme and strategic agenda for the next five years.
Brussels 26/09/2019
ETUC Position: WTO Reform to promote sustainable development, social justice and decent work
Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 20th September 2019
ETUC Position Key demands to build a Just Transition and boost climate action after the EU elections
Adopted at the ETUC Executive Committee of 24 April 2019
Background
ETUC answer to the Reflection Paper Towards a Sustainable Europe 2030
Adopted at the Executive Committee Meeting of 26-27 March 2019
Starting with Scenario 2, swiftly moving toward Scenario 1
On 30 January 2019, the European Commission issued a Reflection Paper Towards a Sustainable Europe 2030. It includes three scenarios which the Strategic Agenda 2019-2024 of the EU will be built upon[1].
The European Union has given long-lasting peace across our continent and has brought European people together around the fundamental values of democracy, human rights, freedom and equality.
Democracy needs to be lived in order to remain alive. We therefore urge citizens across Europe to go out and vote in the European elections from 23-26 May 2019 in order to have a say on the future and to defend democracy, sustainable economic growth and social justice.
Update on the ETUC positions on the completion of EMU considering the most recent Commission proposals
Adopted at the Executive Committee of 18 – 19 December 2018
Introduction
EU Employment Ministers meeting in the Employment Council yesterday agreed to recommend that all member states should guarantee adequate and effective social protection - such as sickness, unemployment, maternity and paternity benefits and pensions - to all working people including the self-employed. Unfortunately the Ministers did NOT agree to recommend that mandatory social protection should include the self-employed – who now make up more than 15% of the Europe’s workforce - somewhat undermining the principle of equal social protection for all.