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  • Declaration of the International Trade Union Conference: "The Voice of Integration of the Western Balkans"
    ETUC team

    Declaration of the International Trade Union Conference: "The Voice of Integration of the Western Balkans"

    Declaration of the International Trade Union Conference “The Voice of Integration of the Western Balkans”, Sofia, 9 May 2018 As the EU-Western Balkans Summit is about to take place in Sofia on 17 May 2018, under the auspices of the Bulgarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, at which the EU is expected to reaffirm its commitment to the integration of its partners in the Western Balkan countries and once again emphasise the region's place within the European family:
    Document Published on 11.05.2018
  • International Workers Memorial Day 2018 - ETUC Statement

    International Workers Memorial Day 2018 - ETUC Statement

    28th April is the annual day of remembrance and action for workers killed, disabled and injured by their work. It serves as a timely reminder to workers across the world that they are not alone, that others have suffered at work and have been engaged in a long struggle to improve conditions in the workplace. It is also a time to reflect on how far we still have to go and the steps we must take to protect the lives of future generations of workers.  
    Document Published on 24.04.2018
  • Declaration of Support to all Public Sector Workers and their Unions in Denmark
    Luca Visentini

    Declaration of Support to all Public Sector Workers and their Unions in Denmark

    ETUC urges the Danish public employers to ensure unrestricted collective bargaining and withdraw threat of lockout.   Dear Colleagues, The ETUC supports your demands and struggle to win fair wage growth in the public sector, reflecting the wage development in the private sector.  We also support your call for a collective agreement to regulate the teachers working hours.
    Document Published on 12.04.2018
  • Social Summit in Gothenburg - Statement of European Social Partners

    Social Summit in Gothenburg - Statement of European Social Partners

    Europe is one of the best places to live, work and do business in the world because our social market economies combine free markets, private initiative, economic freedoms, free movement of people and welfare states designed to deliver social rights and public services. Nevertheless, Europe is still faced with many economic, social and political challenges: insufficient competitiveness and employment creation, inequalities, migration, security issues, and the need to redefine EU-UK relations. These challenges require ambitious European solutions.
    Document Published on 16.11.2017
  • 8th European Union – Latin American Trade Union Meeting and Panama Declaration
    8vo Encuentro Sindical Union Europea, America Latina y Caribe

    8th European Union – Latin American Trade Union Meeting and Panama Declaration

    Brussels, 30 October 2017.    8th European Union, Latin America and Caribbean Trade Inion Meeting and Panama Declaration The 8th EU-CELAC Trade Union Meeting, organised by the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas (TUCA) and the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), and held in Panama, publishes its Panama Declaration here.  
    Document Published on 30.10.2017
  • ETUC - CCSCS Joint Statement on current EU - MERCOSUR Negotiations

    ETUC - CCSCS Joint Statement on current EU - MERCOSUR Negotiations

    CONO SUR TRADE UNION ORGANISATIONS COORDINATOR (CCSCS) EUROPEAN TRADE UNION CONFEDERATION (ETUC)   JOINT STATEMENT ON THE MEETING HELD IN BRUSSELS BY THE TRADE UNION REPRESENTATION WITH THE EU AND MERCOSUR NEGOTIATORS  
    Document Published on 15.09.2017
  • Madrid Declaration on 'The Rights of LGBTQI* People in the Workplace'

    Madrid Declaration on 'The Rights of LGBTQI* People in the Workplace'

    The European Trade Union Confederation celebrated the 2017 World Pride at a trade union conference, hosted and co-organised by the Spanish trade unions CC.OO and UGT, on ‘The Rights of LGBTQI* People in the Workplace’, which took place on 29-30 June. The conference was an opportunity for the ETUC and its affiliated organisations, represented via the LGBTQI* rights trade union network, to strengthen their cooperation in the fight for human rights, trade union rights and equality for all workers.
    Document Published on 30.06.2017
  • ETUC Annual Gender Equality Survey 2017

    ETUC Annual Gender Equality Survey 2017

    As part of the follow-up to the ETUC Congress engagements towards the promotion of women within its membership and decision-making structures, in 2017 the ETUC carried out the tenth edition of its Annual Gender Equality Survey (previously known as the 8th March survey). The aim of this survey is to monitor the proportion of women in the European trade union movement, including in decision-making positions and bodies. The objective is to assess progress in reducing the representation and decision-making gap between women and men in trade unions.
    Document Published on 13.06.2017
  • European Social Partners' Statement on tapping the potential from greening the economy for jobs creation

    European Social Partners' Statement on tapping the potential from greening the economy for jobs creation

    European Social Partners Statement on tapping the potential from greening the economy for jobs creation   We, the European Social Partners ACKNOWLEDGE that we are at a critical juncture for the European Union concerning growth and quality job creation, as the economic recovery continues, with differences across Europe, yet we continue to face significant economic, environmental and social challenges;
    Document Published on 30.05.2017