Call to a demonstration on the Services Directive - 14 February 2006 - 13h00 - in Strasbourg
The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) is calling for a major demonstration on the Services Directive on 14 February 2006 in Strasbourg.
The European Parliament, meeting in plenary session, will be debating and voting on the draft directive at that time. The European trade union movement believes it is important to make its voice heard on a series of crucial issues:
excluding labour law, together with all collective agreements, from the directive;
excluding services of general interest and
attacking the country of origin principle in the draft directive.
We want as a top priority a strong, representative demonstration in Strasbourg on February 14 but in order to prepare for this, it would be useful if affiliates could organise local activities in their countries with the aim of informing people about the consequences of the directive, by means, for example of meetings, conferences, demonstrations and press conferences.
The ETUC wants a stronger Social Europe, a better European Social Model and certainly not the Bolkestein Directive!
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