• Letter to Employment Ministers on Recovery Plan
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    Letter to Employment Ministers on Recovery Plan

    Dear Ministers, As the European Union shows readiness to implement an ambitious Recovery Plan, Europe must emerge from the COVID-19 outbreak avoiding massive unemployment, a recession and a rise in inequality and social exclusion, and build a socially fair and inclusive recovery.
    Document Published on 14.10.2020
  • ETUC calls for sustainable industrial strategy that delivers for people and planet

    ETUC calls for sustainable industrial strategy that delivers for people and planet

    Ahead of the Special Council meeting of 1 October 2020, the ETUC strongly encourages EU leaders to propose an EU sustainable industrial strategy that delivers for the people and the planet. What is the way out of the Covid-19 crisis?
    Document Published on 30.09.2020
  • Launch of the EU-OSHA campaign "Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load 2020-22" - ETUC Declaration
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    Launch of the EU-OSHA campaign "Healthy Workplaces Lighten the Load 2020-22" - ETUC Declaration

    Safety and health at work – and prevention of MSDs - more important than ever in times of Covid-19 The health and safety of workers and the protection of jobs and rights have been the priority of the European trade union movement throughout the Covid-19 pandemic. When the restrictions relaxed to achieve a gradual return to economic activity, the ETUC demanded guarantees that the health and safety of workers is fully protected. 
    Document Published on 29.09.2020
  • Renewal of the European Partnership on Integration
    Renewal of Partnership for Integration

    Renewal of the European Partnership on Integration

    On 7 September 2020, the European Social and Economic partners (ETUC, BusinessEurope, CEEP, SMEunited and EuroChambres)  and the European Commission - represented by Commissioners Johansson and Schmit - renewed their commitment to the European Partnership for Integration Offering opportunities for Refugees to integrate the European Labour Market with a
    Document Published on 10.09.2020
  • ETUC Comments on the Commission Guidelines on Seasonal Workers

    ETUC Comments on the Commission Guidelines on Seasonal Workers

    The COVID-19 outbreak has exposed and exacerbated the deplorable working and living conditions of hundreds of thousands of seasonal workers in the EU, the vast majority of whom are cross-border and migrant workers. The pandemic is a wake-up call to recognise the pressing need to improve the conditions of vulnerable yet essential workers in sectors such as agri-food. The lessons learnt should pave the way for actions to address the shortcomings of the current legal framework in times of crises as well as in everyday working life of seasonal workers.
    Document Published on 08.09.2020
  • Unions call for EU sanctions against Belarus

    Unions call for EU sanctions against Belarus

    Letter sent to the Presidents of the European Commission, European Council and European Parliament - Presidents von der Leyen, Michel and Sassoli.   Dear President
    Document Published on 17.08.2020
  • Situation in Belarus: joint ETUC/PERC statement
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    Situation in Belarus: joint ETUC/PERC statement

    The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the Pan-European Regional Council (PERC) are following closely and with great concern the current situation in Belarus, after recent presidential elections. The ETUC and PERC demand the immediate release of trade unionists detained for having taken part in peaceful protests against falsified elections, notably Nikolai Zimin, former chairman of the Belarusian Independent Trade Union and Maxim Sereda, chairman of the UMTO the Independent Trade Union of Miners. The ETUC and PERC denounce:
    Document Published on 12.08.2020
  • The ETUC congratulates ÖGB for reaching a new tripartite agreement on short-time work
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    The ETUC congratulates ÖGB for reaching a new tripartite agreement on short-time work

    The ETUC congratulates its Austrian affiliate ÖGB for reaching a new tripartite agreement on short-time work. Thanks to the strength of Austria’s trade unions, it was one of the first countries in Europe to secure workers’ incomes during the crisis and it is now leading the way in extending support. This comes at a time where around 340.000 applications for short-time work have been filed in the country.
    Document Published on 31.07.2020