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EU: at the end of its 14th Congress the ETUC looks to unite behind efforts to tackle the challenges facing all national trade union organizations
United and Strong, thus the image that Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation sought to deliver of his organization during the 14th ETUC Congress. The ETUC’s...
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28 May 2019
United States: tech employees are stirring themselves
Until now IT programmers, designers, and all different types of software editors have been quite dismissive of collective action. Being well paid they don’t really see how collective agreements...
28 May 2019
Singapore’s HR Tech boom
Start-ups are increasingly spawning that seek to use AI to revolutionize the world of work. In the densely populated city-State of Singapore (5.6 million living in 722km²), USD 1.4 billion is...
28 May 2019
Norway: joint union-business work project to contribute to national reflection on AI and ethical digitalization at work
Negotia, the largest member of YS, Norway’s third biggest union confederation, has jointly launched a shared reflection with Telenor, the country’s largest telecommunications company, on AI and...
27 May 2019
Argentina: Assessment of the Macri government’s social policy
Six general strikes in under four years. The call by the central CGT union (The General Confederation of Labor) for strike action on Wednesday 29 May marks the sixth strike since President...
27 May 2019
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...
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24 May 2019
EU: election of the new ETUC leadership team
According to re-elected ETUC General Secretary Luca Visentini, the new ETUC leadership team that was elected during the 14th Congress (which closes on 24 May) is both representative of Europe’s...
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24 May 2019
EU: the 14th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) debates the possibility of a framework directive on a minimum wage and promoting collective bargaining.
Day two of the 14th Congress of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) taking place place from Tuesday 21 to Friday 24 May 2019 at Wien Messe in Vienna, Austria, has seen the 600 delegates...
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23 May 2019
Italy: collective negotiations are starting to introduce the right to disconnect from work
In Italy there is a longstanding tradition of overlooking the right to disconnect from work and the right does not feature in overall labor regulation. It does however feature in the law that...
23 May 2019
Switzerland: is the nationwide women’s strike set for 14 June actually within the law?
At the end of March 2019 a multitude of women’s’ networks launched a call to strike action: ‘Frauen Streik’ setting the symbolic date of 14 June as the day for the strike. The movement comprising...
23 May 2019
Poland: final adoption of several Labor Code modifications addressing discrimination and moral harassment
On 17 May 2019, Poland’s Senate adopted a series of amendments to the Labor Code, presented to parliament by the President of the Republic. The new employee-friendly provisions address definitions...
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21 May 2019
Great Britain: trade union applying pressure on Amazon UK shareholders
Against a backdrop of repeated criticism of Amazon UK’s working conditions, in May 2019 trade unions had a first-time meeting with a number of the online giant’s shareholders, the goal of which...
Italy: major parties adopt anti-austerity stance ahead of European elections
Despite significant divergence in their respective views on Europe, the main parties in Italy appear to agree on one thing: enough of austerity. In a country that is yet to return to its GDP...
21 May 2019
China: DingDing, the collaborative platform that manages workers
Few workers in China will be unaware of the existence of DingDing, the application used for organisation and communication within companies. Launched in 2014, the application has grown to become...
17 May 2019
Germany: at SAP job sharing is possible at all hierarchical levels from basic employee right up to senior executive
Since the start of 2018 all senior managerial positions at Germany’s multinational software corporation SAP have in principle been available for job sharing and flexible working opportunities...
17 May 2019
France: debate over the CGT’s international strategy during its 52nd Congress questions the ‘hyper-institutional’ approach of both the ITUC and ETUC and takes a first step towards the WFTU
The WFTU has had a chequered past. Established in 1945, it was primarily made up of unions affiliated with or sympathetic to communist parties. In 1995 the CGT took the decision to exit the...
16 May 2019
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France: La Poste to launch negotiations for an AI agreement
Following the lead of firms such as Axa, Syensqo globally, and more recently CDC Habitat, La Poste group management will open negotiations on an AI regulation agreement during the first half of...
5 March 2026
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
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
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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Italy: Enel signs agreement to manage the effects of AI on work
An agreement signed at the end of July by the electricity company Enel (31,000 employees) and the unions Filctem-Cgil, Flaei-Cisl, and Uiltec is pioneering in the Italian energy sector. It aims to...
7 September 2026
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Italy: artificial Intelligence on the menu of Barilla’s new company agreement
Prior consultation with trade unions on innovations related to artificial intelligence, strengthened training, and progress on parenthood: these are the main new features of the agreement signed...
2 September 2026
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France: final document on the work of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference
After six months of discussions between French social partners, the guarantors of the Labour, Employment and Pensions Conference submitted the conclusions of the discussions to the Prime Minister...
17 September 2026
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Germany: working time dispute between Mercedes and the IG Metall Union
The news. At the beginning of September, Mercedes-Benz asked employee representatives and the IG Metall union to agree to an increase in the weekly working time from 35 to 40 hours, without any...
16 September 2026
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France: Bayer puts female health and inclusive parenthood at the centre of its equality policy
In a new agreement on gender equality highlighted by mind RH, Bayer commits to strengthening its parenthood policy. Furthermore, the company is anticipating pay transparency and introducing...
25 September 2026
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Germany: major day of union action in the automotive industry ahead of collective bargaining
A few weeks before the start of collective bargaining in the German metalworking sector, the IG Metall trade union mobilised nearly 175,000 workers across more than 200 industrial sites on 21...
22 September 2026