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16//10/2013

Communication on the Social Dimension of the EMU “Social indicators must be binding” says ETUC

The European Commission has today published its communication to deepen the social dimension of the European Monetary Union (EMU). The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) welcomes the introduction of key social indicators in the semester but deplores the powerlessness of these indicators to change economic governance rules.

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08//10/2013

ETUC pledges “full support” to Tunisian workers

Bernadette Ségol, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) today met Hassine Abassi, General Secretary of the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT), who described current developments in Tunisia and in particular the key role played by the trade union centre in helping to resolve the political, economic, social and security problems in the country.

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03//10/2013

The ETUC is horrified by the death of hundreds of migrants off the Lampedusa Island

The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) expresses its indignation at the death of hundreds of migrants off the Italian island of Lampedusa after their boat sinks. Without a real European solidarity, the Mediterranean Sea risks turning increasingly into a cemetery of innocent people escaping from war and crisis areas.

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