EU: interview with Laurent Berger, General Secretary of the French CFDT and freshly elected President of the European Trade Union Confederation

During the 14th ETUC Congress, Laurent Berger, General Secretary of the  French CFDT was elected to the Presidency with 95.9% of the vote. In an interview with Planet Labor on 24 May 2019 as the Congress draws to a close, the newly elected President explains how he perceives his non-executive function as well as outlining the subjects and questions he is looking to prioritize during his two-year mandate.

Through . Published on 24 May 2019 à 13h42 - Update on 24 May 2019 à 18h43

How do you perceive your role as ETUC President?

Laurent Berger. My role isn’t that of executing. Execution is reserved for the ETUC confederal secretary and to the ETUC staff. That said, I am clearly not here just as a spectator,…

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