Brussels, 05/07/2006 The unions will urge the Russian Head of State to introduce labour rights and jobs into the G8 talks as “transversal issues” in the summit discussions on energy, education and health. They will also be raising major rights abuses such as those in Russia's neighbouring country Belarus, and will press President Putin, as G8 leader, to use his influence to achieve respect for workers' fundamental rights.

04/07/2006

04/07/2006 - Official version (English) - Translations ensured with the support of the Commission - Translations jointly or separately elaborated by the national social partners

04/07/2006

04/07/2006 - EDDSZ, Hungary - Roland Gauthy, ETUI-REHS

04/07/2006 - Participants' presentation

04/07/2006 - Report Seminar Riga - Report Seminar Budapest - Report Seminar Brussels - Final Conference Prague

20/02/2007

Brussels, 15/05/2006 - Agreement (Different language versions available) - ETUC Interpretation Guide - Implementation reports - Regional and closing seminars For more information, please contact : ETUC Advisor: Stefan Clauwaert Tel: +32 2 2240504

Brussels, 28/06/2006

Rome, 28/06/2006 To be checked against delivery President, delegates, fellow guests, thank you for this invitation to tell you about the ETUC's ambitions for a stronger Europe and for a strong ETUC. For us, Europe is essential to our collective futures. An ambitious, powerful ETUC must be a central ingredient.

Brussels, 26/06/2006 A 'central theme' of the next six months should be encouraging investment in innovation and technology across Europe - following Finland's example - to boost the supply of high quality jobs, say the unions.

Brussels, 20/06/2006 John Monks, ETUC General Secretary, said: “It is outrageous that profit-chasing European companies are threatening to disinvest if very basic standards are introduced in China. Rather than engaging in a race to the bottom they should respect, throughout the world, standards that we expect them to apply at home.”