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News update as of 25 September 2018
On the menu: IndustriALL Global Union turns up the volume on the dispute over unionized workers who have been dismissed in the Yves Rocher Turkey subsidiary, Airbnb is looking to extend...
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25 September 2018
News update as of September 21, 2018
On the menu : Austria/ employment summit focused on apprenticeship and economic migrants, workers from McDonalds and Wetherspoon pubs to go on strike , Ryanair: standardization after the...
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21 September 2018
Germany: 3.6% wage increase in chemical sector
Social partners in Germany’s chemical sector have struck an agreement that will see the wages of the 580,000 workers in the industry increase by 3.6% over a period of 15 months. Holiday pay will...
20 September 2018
Germany: the government launches its ‘offensive promoting life-long training’ in the digital age
Despite business leaders’ criticisms (c.f. article No. 10809), on 19 September Germany’s grand coalition government gave the green light to the Minister of Labor, Hubertus Heil’s (SPD) draft law...
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20 September 2018
Austria: combatting new working time legislation is at the heart of metals trade union demands
Austria’s annual collective bargaining round that affects approximately 186,000 workers across size sub-sectors is set to start on Thursday 20 September with trade unions Pro-GE (Industry) and...
20 September 2018
Three French trade union bodies are applying pressure on companies operating in the Israeli-occupied-territories
In a report (in French)*published in June 2018, three French trade union organizations, the CGT, CFDT, and the SUD called on Alstom, Egis-Rail and Systra** to halt their participation in the...
News update as of September 19, 2018
On the menu: an ETUC report on organizing digital platform workers and still with digital work, discussions on the possibility for an international crowdworker social security system; part-time...
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19 September 2018
BNP Paribas: global agreement on fundamental rights and social floor penned with Uni Global Union
On 18 September, the French banking group signed, along with global service sector union Uni Global Union, its first global deal. In addition to reaffirming its commitments on human rights in the...
18 September 2018
EU: an ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation) study on what workers think about the impact of digital transformation
On 18 September during a conference meeting held in Brussels, the ETUC presented a singular snapshot showing how Europe's workers and worker representatives (unions, national and European works...
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18 September 2018
Robots will create more jobs than they will destroy – according to the WEF
Robots within the world of work will most certainly destroy 75 million jobs by 2022. However the robot revolution will also create 133 million new jobs. Thus one of the conclusions from the Swiss...
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18 September 2018
News update as of September 14, 2018
On the menu : in the US, NLRB presents rule change to its joint-employer standard, abusive language about one’s employer, used in a private Facebook group, does not represent real and serious...
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14 September 2018
The ILO presented its draft international convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work
The International Labour Office (the permanent secretariat of the International Labour Organization) has prepared the texts for both a draft convention and a draft recommendation on ending...
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13 September 2018
UN: Treaty discussions restart based on a draft text on multinational corporation responsibility in cases of human rights violations
Discussions on a draft Treaty on multinational corporation responsibility in cases of human rights violations (c.f. articles No. 10416 and No. 9188) are set to restart on 15 October, and will be...
Germany: draft legislation set to change life-long training support provisions
Presented by the Chancellor as the first step in the grand coalition government’s ‘National Strategy for Life-Long Training’ (c.f. article No. 10801), Employment Minister Hubertus Heil’s (SPD)...
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12 September 2018
France: Labor Ministry presents first review of the ‘Macron Ordonnances’ (President Macron’s fast track ordinances)
On 10 September at an informal national press conference French Labor Minister Muriel Pénicaud presented a summary of President Macron’s series of ordinances that aimed to overhaul the country’s...
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12 September 2018
Italy : Sunday opening restrictions clarified
As previously announced by Economic Development Minister Luigi di Maio, Italy is set to row back on what are the currently full Sunday opening hours. On 06 September the Chamber’s ‘Productive...
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12 September 2018
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20 October 2025
On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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Pascale Rauline (Axa EWC): “European charter formalises ongoing and accelerated social dialogue on AI”
On 27 November, Axa and its European works council (EWC) signed a charter setting out principles governing the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) and guaranteeing social dialogue on the...
3 December 2025
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Germany: crisis-hit industries cast shadow over 2026 bargaining cycle
In 2026, collective wage agreements for nearly 10 million employees in Germany are set to expire. With upcoming negotiations in crisis-hit 'pilot' sectors such as chemicals and metalworking, the...
2 December 2025
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Bulgaria: government approves bill to encourage sector-level collective bargaining
On 26 November, the Bulgarian government approved amendments to the labour code designed to reinforce the legal framework for sector-level collective bargaining. The reform aims to stimulate...
2 December 2025
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EU: social partners in telecoms sign joint statement on AI
On 16 December, the social partners in Europe's telecommunications sector unveiled a joint statement on artificial intelligence. They propose an action plan for skills and commit to raising...
18 December 2025
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Germany: Erwin Hymer Group’s innovative and award-winning AI agreement
Fed up with negotiating separate agreements for each new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, the social partners at Erwin Hymer Group (8,900 employees) have instead secured a broad, overarching...
12 December 2025
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France: Orange submits gender equality agreement – including AI provisions – for union approval
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025