Dear President of the European Council Mr Costa,  Dear Presidents and Prime Ministers, I am contacting you in view of the European Council meeting on 23 October and on foot of the leaked European Council Conclusions.

Dear Member of the European Parliament:  The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) represents 45 million working people in the European Union (EU) and the AFL-CIO represents nearly 15 million working people in the United States.  Together, we write in support of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and in opposition to recent “omnibus” proposals that would undermine the directive by significantly reducing its effectiveness as a tool for ensuring respect for human rights around the world. 

ETUC Statement in view of the Second World Summit for Social Development The ETUC welcomes the convening of the Second World Summit for Social Development. At a moment of profound and interconnected crises, a cost of living crisis and rising inequality, attacks on democracy, and the accelerating climate emergency, the world must choose a different path: a worker-centred development model that delivers justice and dignity for all.

ETUC response to the Commission’s second-phase consultation of the social partners in the area of workers’ right to disconnect and telework Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 1-2 October 2025  

Position on the EU–US framework agreement Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 1-2 October 2025