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23.03.2024 News

New impulse for peace needed

Reacting to the European Council Conclusions, published today, on security and defence, the ETUC calls for a redoubling of
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21.03.2024 Press release

Report: Pay still not keeping up with prices

The living standards of European workers have still not recovered from the cost-of-living crisis, a major new trade union report on the state of the European economy has found.

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22.03.2024 Document

ETUC Women’s Committee statement on the Finnish government’s working life reforms on gender equality and on women’s position in the labour market

Adopted by the ETUC Women’s Committee on 22 March 2024 With this statement, the ETUC Women’s Committee wishes to express our strong disappointment and deep concern about the serious deterioration of workers’ and women’s rights in Finland. Proposed reforms of labour legislation weaken women’s position in the labour market and the negotiation power on salary raises in collective agreements.
09.03.2024 Document

Letter to Prime Minister Kallas of Estonia on Platform Work Directive

Dear Prime Minister Kallas, I am reaching out to you on behalf of working people and trade unions across Europe to ask you to support the Directive on Improving Working Conditions in Platform Work Your support, Estonia’s support, is the decisive factor for the adoption of the Directive. I understand that your government will decide closer to the vote in EPSCO on Monday 11th of March on its position.
07.03.2024 Document

Open letter to Bolt on Platform Work Directive

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Brussels 06/03/2024   Dear Mr Arras, Dear Mr Pozzana,  Over the past two years, we have met on several occasions at events related to the advocacy for the Platform Work Directive. 
29.02.2024 Document

Forced military conscription in Myanmar: strong EU action demanded - Joint letter to the President of the European Council

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Dear President, Dear members of the Permanent Representations to the EU, On 10 February, the military junta of Myanmar announced that they will begin mandatory military conscription. We, ETUC and all European Industry Federations (EIFs), completely oppose this shocking announcement and on behalf of workers and trade unions in Myanmar and their international trade union representation, we call on the EU Member States to agree on urgent EU action as soon as possible. 
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