Home » Industrial relations » Transnational industrial relations » A look back at 2024: international social dialogue of growing importance to large companies A look back at 2024: international social dialogue of growing importance to large companies While 2023 was marked at European level by the failure to negotiate a framework agreement on telework, it was the strengthening of the directive on European works councils that was in the news in 2024. Leading companies have also made commitments on topics that are still new on the scale of international social dialogue, such as supervision of subcontractors. By Antoine Piel. Published on 10 January 2025 à 16h51 - Update on 10 January 2025 à 16h51 Resources In January 2024, the European Union sought to revive European social dialogue, with the previous year having ended on a sour note after the breakdown of negotiations over a European agreement on telework in November. In line with this approach, the bloc’s social partners signed a joint declaration to strengthen social dialogue at all levels and to appoint a European emissary who will be their interlocutor in the event of non-compliance with its principle.… Antoine Piel Corporate sustainability due diligenceCSRDGlobal Framework Agreements Need more info ? Contact mind's on-demand study service Which service do you want to contact :WritingCommercial serviceTechnical SupportFirst nameLast nameOrganizationFunctionemail* Object of the messageYour messageRGPD J’accepte la politique de confidentialité.URLThis field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Essentials Latest articles Longer careers: a new state of affairs for companies CSRD: social and environmental reporting market takes shape Analysis & Data Latest articles Paternity leave: data observations from 41 countries EU: during H1 2022 five EU Member States have raised their minimum salary levels