Home » HR practices » Professional development » Legal developments » European legislation » The first inter-sector European agreement will soon be put into practice The first inter-sector European agreement will soon be put into practice The first inter-sector negotiation between European social partners has succeeded. It relates to crystalline silica, a issue which brought together two trade-union federations and 15 European employers' organizations. (Ref. 06223) Through . Published on 09 March 2006 Ă 14h44 - Update on 24 March 2013 Ă 11h40 Resources It is indeed a premiere in the history of European social dialogue. For Patrick Mazeau, deputy secretary-general of the EMCEF (European Mine, Chemical and Energy Workers’ Federation) who chaired the negotiations with Michelle Wyart-RĂ©my, secretary-general of Ima-Europe (European organization of industrial mineral producers), “this is the first autonomous agreement (i.e. not transformed into a directive like the Treaty allows it) concluded in the industry and the first to gather two important European trade-union federations”.… Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst name Last name Organization Function email* Object of the message Your messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialitĂ©.NameThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Les dernières publications Supporting parenthood in the workplace: a win-win strategy Supporting employee carers: a CSR challenge Analyzes Les dernières publications Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels