The European Trade Union Confederation strongly condemns the attempted coup in Turkey on Friday 15 July, and opposes all efforts to overthrow democracy by military force. Nonetheless, it also condemns the drastic purge being carried out by the Turkish government in the aftermath of that failed coup.
The European Commission has today made the right decision to reject the yellow card procedure triggered by 11 Member States, and go ahead with the long-awaited revision of the Posting of Workers Directive.
The European Trade Union Confederation, together with all affiliated trade unions – including those in the countries which launched the yellow card – strongly support this revision. The ETUC believes these 11 governments were acting against the interests of their own workers in trying to block the principle of equal pay for equal work.
The ETUC shares the heartbreak of the people of France following last night’s horrific attack in Nice.
The European trade union movement offers its condolences and solidarity at this horrible time. The dead and the injured, their families and loved ones, and the workers dealing with the situation and its aftermath are in our thoughts and hearts.
Commenting on the ECOFIN decision that triggers sanctions on Portugal and Spain for excessive deficits, ETUC Deputy General Secretary Veronica Nilsson said "I call on the Commission not to impose heavy fines on Portugal and Spain, and not to withhold EU funds."
"Apart from the obvious absurdity of fining a country for allegedly spending too much, big fines will hit growth, jobs and public services in two countries that are already struggling. At a time of painfully slow recovery large fines would be irresponsible."
The European Commission’s review of EU insolvency rules provides an important opportunity to improve the law and ensure that workers are properly protected says the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC).
Speaking today at the Slovak Presidency Conference on ‘Convergence of insolvency frameworks within the European Union – the way forward’, Esther Lynch, ETUC Confederal Secretary, highlighted the lack of recognition of the vulnerable situation of employees.
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Commenting on the decision of the European Commission to approve the EU-Canada trade deal (CETA) and to submit it to national Parliaments for approval, ETUC Confederal Secretary Liina Carr said “Putting the EU Canada trade deal to national Parliaments is the right decision given the controversy surrounding it.
Further to specific developments in the case of Vos Transport in the period between the end of SOMO's research and the publication of the report, SOMO has published the following annex providing an update including a recent case ruling, reference to the Dutch Labour Inspection report and Vos reply
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is urging the European Commission to
· Make the EU-Canada trade agreement (CETA) subject to member state Parliaments;
· Press ahead with the revision of the Posted Workers Directive.
Last week the ETUC issued a short statement ‘European Summit - What trade unions expect’
https://www.etuc.org/press/european-summit-what-trade-unions-expect#.V3PLrPl97cs
But what did the Summit actually deliver for workers?
What we asked for
What we got
Comment of ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini
