Background  Transnational Company Agreements (TCAs) are increasingly part of the collective bargaining landscape. In many sectors ETUFs are stepping up their work to negotiate and conclude TCAs.  

The ITUC and ETUC have strongly condemned the failed coup in Turkey and offered our deepest condolences to the victims. Unconstitutional attempts – especially involving military force – to seize power and overthrow democracy are unacceptable. We call for the investigation and eventual prosecution of those responsible to be conducted in full respect of the rule of law.

The European Union and China have a multidimensional economic relationship—we trade over 1 billion euro per day, we are negotiating an investment agreement, and we look forward to China’s accession to the Government Procurement Agreement of the WTO-World Trade Organisation. It is in the interest of European business and trade unions that the EU strives for a balanced economic relationship with China. However, the question of how to treat China in anti-dumping investigations will feature prominently in our relationship this year.

ETUC statement on the next steps after the UK referendum Statement adopted by the Extraordinary Enlarged Steering Committee, London 11 July 2016

Joint Statement by ETUC Youth Committee, Eurocities, Solidar, European Youth Forum, Age Platform Europe, EASPD, FEANTSA, European Disability Forum and COFACE  

Letter sent by ETUC and ETF to EU Commissioners Violet Bulc and Marianne Thyssen   Dear Commissioner Bulc, Dear Commissioner Thyssen,

Adopted at the Extraordinary Executive Committee, on 13 April 2016 in The Hague   Towards the UK referendum The European Union is facing grave challenges at the moment, and the ETUC would prefer to see the UK involved – together with other Member States – in resolving them, rather than turning towards national isolation.  

ETUC resolution on digitalisation: "towards fair digital work" Adopted by the Executive Committee on 8-9 June 2016 Key points The ETUC demands: a)to shape an inclusive transition towards good and fair digital work based on good working conditions, a safe and secure work environment and a fair employment relationship; b)to avoid digitalisation further splitting society into a few winners and many losers and contributing to an even more unequal distribution of wealth;

Ahead of the negotiations to establish an Inter-Regional Association between the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) and the European Union (EU), we want to hereby make this Joint Trade Union Statement:

ETUC mid-term strategy on migration, asylum and inclusion Adopted at the meeting of the Executive Committee on 8-9 June 2016 Summary The EU is the destination for 2 million long-term migrants a year. But inflows are more heterogeneous than in the past and migration and asylum policies should be more integrated to adapt to a new reality.

Brussels, 17 June 2016 To the members of the ETUC Copy to the members of the Women's Committee   Dear colleagues, Please find attached the ETUC action programme on gender equality covering the period 2016 – 2019. We count on your follow-up in order to:

Chancellor Christian Kern, AUSTRIA Prime Minister Charles Michel, BELGIUM President Francois Hollande, FRANCE Chancellor Angela Merkel, GERMANY Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, GREECE Prime Minister Matteo Renzi, ITALY Prime Minister António Costa, PORTUGAL President Andrej Kiska, SLOVAKIA President of the Government Miro Cerar, SLOVENIA Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, SPAIN