26 May 2020
‘During the financial crisis (2008-13), the automotive sector lost 440,000 jobs (in car production and the aftermarket). If no measures are taken, this number risks being dwarfed by the current recession which may be much deeper,’ together warned the European trade union federation IndustriAll Europe, and on the employers’ side, Ceemet, ACEA, CLEPA, CECRA, and ETRMA. in a joint declaration signed on 26 May. Thus the auto-sector’s call to the European Commission for ‘a bold industrial recovery plan....
13 May 2020
A joint declaration by European social partners in the hospitality, restauration and food industries – the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) as well as employer organisations FoodDrinkEurope, FoodServiceEurope and HOTREC – was signed yesterday on 12 May. The declaration came ahead of the European Commission presenting its guidelines and recommendations to help member states gradually lift travel restrictions and allow tourism businesses to reopen after months of...
13 May 2020
On 12 May, Spanish telephone operator Telefonica together with UNI Global Union, and the CCOO and UGT trade unions, signed a global agreement that sets out a ‘return to work’ framework for the company’s more than 120,000 employees worldwide (mainly located in Latin America). It is the first agreement of this kind, to our knowledge.
11 May 2020
The joint declaration signed by the European social partners in the banking sector on 7 May represents a step towards “the development of responsible and sustainable provision of financial services”. It places an emphasis on the need to provide a healthy working environment and to involve staff in order to achieve an ethical and sustainable financial service that respects and...
5 May 2020
On 29 April, Europe’s social partners in temporary agency work sector, namely WEC-Europe (employers) and UNI-Europa (trade unions), published joint recommendations on ‘Protecting workers in the COVID-19 pandemic, safeguarding work and preparing for an inclusive economic and social recovery.’
30 April 2020
The trade union federations: IndustriAll Europe, Uni Europa, EFFAT, EPSU, ETF, and EFBWW have updated their Joint Recommendations to coordinators and workers’ representatives in SNBs, EWCs and SEs to anticipate the impact of Brexit on multinational companies. Negotiations on the new relationship between the UK and the EU are ongoing, but their outcome remains so uncertain that it makes any prediction about the future extremely difficult. While several scenarios are still possible, the trade union federations...
29 April 2020
Faced with the ‘unprecedented consequences of the Covid-19 health crisis’, the energy company sought to accelerate the implementation of two of its ENGIE CARE minimum social protection programme pillars. ENGIE CARE will be included in the future global CSR agreement currently under negotiation with the international trade union federations. The Group program will cover hospitalization costs in full for Covid-19 and at least 75% for other conditions as well as life insurance equivalent to 12 months of gross...
24 April 2020
Clothing brands and retailers including Adidas, C&A, H&M Group, International Apparel Federation, Inditex, M&S, Primark, PVH Corporation, Ralph Lauren, Tchibo, VF Corporation, Under Armour and Zalando SE are participating in an initiative, along with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC), the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), and IndustriALL Global...
15 April 2020
On 9 April, the European Federation of Trade Unions in the Food, Agriculture and Tourism sectors (EFFAT) and the European employer organisation FoodDrinkEurope agreed on guidelines to protect the health and safety of workers in food business during the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of the joint document is to set out the minimum standards that should be applied in the sector during the health emergency.
9 April 2020
On 09 April, the international trade union federation UNI Global Union, together with Auchan Retail and the Carrefour Group signed a joint declaration on the implementation of good business practices in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic health crisis. In it the signatories undertake to exchange and work together to share best practices being implemented to prevent Covid-19 related...
