EU: road transport social partners make commitment on rights of third-country workers Transnational industrial relations With a joint declaration published on 19 April, the European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) and the International Road Transport Union (IRU) have signed up to a series of commitments to improve working conditions for non-EU nationals.…
EU: hospitality sector social partners sign joint declaration on skills shortages Transnational industrial relations In a joint text published on 19 March, the European Federation of Food, Agriculture, and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) and HOTREC, the hotel sector employer federation,…
Safran steps up commitment to the professional integration of young people with renewal of European agreement Transnational industrial relations Safran and the trade union federation IndustriAll Europe have renewed for the second time the European agreement on the professional integration of young people, which has bound the two parties since 2013. The agreement reinforces the group's ambitions on work-study students and interns and will see it diversify its recruitment methods.
Casino group Cirsa signs global agreement with UNI Global Union and commits to due diligence measures Transnational industrial relations On 1 March, the Spanish casino group (14,000 employees) signed an agreement on workers' rights and corporate responsibility with the global services trade union federation UNI Global Union, for an initial period of two years. The text commits the company to enacting due diligence measures on fundamental rights and the environment, as well as to actively combating sexual harassment within the company.
EU: social partners meet at summit to revive social dialogue Transnational industrial relations Almost 40 years after the first summit in Val Duchesse, Belgium, the social partners met at the same venue, on 31 January, under the aegis of the European Commission and the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU. The aim is to reach agreement on a re-launch of social dialogue, a few weeks on from the failure of negotiations over a framework agreement on teleworking and the right to disconnect.
Free Looking back at 2023: social dialogue returns to the fore Transnational industrial relations The year 2023 saw legislators, employers and trade unions agree to strengthen the role of social dialogue, both at company and European institution level. All are convinced of its importance, all the more so against the backdrop of crisis and environmental and digital transformation. This has given rise to dedicated initiatives, such as to strengthen European works councils and company agreements at national and global level.
France: Stellantis readjusts employment and career management agreement for the next three years Transnational industrial relations The management of Stellantis France and the representative organisations – the FO, CFE-CGC, CFTC and CFDT unions – have signed a new employment and career management (GEPP) agreement for 2024-2026. The aim of this agreement, which is in line with work done to date, is to respond to the challenges facing the automotive sector: the shift to electric vehicles, sustainable development and the transformation of professions.
Exclusif Interview Technologies Vincent Mackie (Safran): “We’re working on a common parenthood framework for all countries by 2024” Transnational industrial relations On 4 December, aerospace, technology and defence group Safran renewed its social responsibility agreement with IndustriAll Global Union. Vincent Mackie, group social affairs director, spoke to mind RH about the results of the first agreement and the objectives of the new version, which includes new training targets.
Global framework agreement: Safran commits to bolstering training and pre-empting evolution of jobs Transnational industrial relations The aerospace and defence industrial group Safran and IndustriAll Global Union have renewed their commitment for a further five years by signing a new framework agreement on social responsibility. In particular, Safran is committed to a global approach to boosting the employability of its employees and strengthening their social protection.
EU: steel industry social partners commit to sustainable transition Transnational industrial relations In a joint statement, the social partners – industriAll Europe and the European Steel Association (Eurofer,) which represents virtually the entire European steel industry – have committed to ensuring a sustainable future for the sector.…
