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.  

Trade union leaders, meeting today in London to discuss the next steps for the EU and the UK after the Brexit referendum, agreed   

Dear Readers, We have just published the special edition of the ETUC Newsletter "Workers' participation". To read the document, please click here. Enjoy!

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.

Dear Readers, We have just published the June 2016 edition of the ETUC Newsletter. To read the document, please click here. Enjoy!

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

The European Trade Union Confederation mourns the senseless massacre of innocent travellers and workers at Istanbul Airport yesterday evening, and has sent a message of solidarity to its members in Turkey.

ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini today signed a Statement in the European Commission HQ under which

UK referendum The ETUC calls for Brexit vote to be a wake-up call to the EU to offer workers a better deal. Specifically, the ETUC calls for decisive action to  ensure this is not the start of the break-up of the European Union, and does not damage jobs and workers’ rights. tackle working people’s deep discontent in the EU by creating a fairer and more equal society, investing in quality jobs, good public services and real opportunities for young people. Migration The ETUC calls for

Commenting on the results of the UK referendum on EU membership, Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, said “This is a dark day for Europe, for the UK and for workers. It must be a wake-up call for the EU to offer a better deal for workers.

The European Trade Union Confederation has called for the immediate suspension of the EU-Turkey Agreement on refugees following the fatal shooting by Turkish border guards of children, women and men trying to escape Syria, and amid reports from human rights organisations that over 60 Syrian refugees have been shot at the border this year. Luca Visentini, ETUC General Secretary, said “International law requires nations to offer shelter to refugees. It seems that today’s EU does not care about international law, or indeed about human life.”