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Vigeo Eiris publishes new study on companies and respect of human rights
A new study conducted by non-financial rating agency Vigeo Eiris, which looks at corporate conduct in terms of the respect of fundamental human rights, reveals that few companies make a tangible...
Italy: renewal of collective agreement in textile and fashion sector
Following 10 months of negotiations and a 16-hour strike, social partners from the textile, clothing and fashion sector managed to reach a draft agreement on the renewal of their collective...
20 February 2017
France: final approval of law on multinationals’ human rights due diligence
Today 21 February, French National Assembly adopted the law that looks to oblige France’s largest companies to take reasonable care in order to pre-empt human rights violations and environmental...
Germany: Martin Schulz, SPD candidate for chancellor, hopes to “correct” Schröder reforms
While often cited during the French election campaign, reforms to the labour market are also a source of controversy in Germany. In particular, it is the set of reforms introduced as part of...
20 February 2017
Finland: partial failure of industrial union merger does not bode well for 2017 collective agreement negotiations
As detailed in a previous article (see article n°9954), the Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK) decided unilaterally – with the backing of the country’s government – to scrap the existing...
20 February 2017
United States: trade unions ride Donald Trump’s ‘made in America’ wave
On Thursday 16 February, the president of the United Auto Workers (UAW) Dennis Williams announced that the trade union is to launch a new advertising campaign to encourage consumers to buy cars...
20 February 2017
Japan: government plans to cap overtime work in push to combat karoshi
The Japanese government is attempting to combat worker burnout, a commonplace issue at companies in the country. The phenomenon is illustrated by the increasing number of karoshi, instances of...
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20 February 2017
Joint ILO-Eurofound report on the effects of telework and ICT mobile work on the world of work
The report entitled, “Working anytime, anywhere: The effects on the world of work’, jointly authored by International Labour Organization (ILO) and the European Foundation for the Improvement of...
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16 February 2017
Germany: issues over minimum wage calculations dominated labor disputes in 2016
On Wednesday 15 February, Germany’s Federal Labor Tribunal presented its 2016 annual activity report. Problems surrounding minimum wage calculations (in excess of one hundred thousand cases)...
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16 February 2017
Argentina: banking sector set for renewed disputes
The banking sector has just announced a further 72 hours of strike action to take place on 17 February, 20 February, and 21 February following up on a previous announcement of limited strike...
16 February 2017
News update as of 15 February 2017
On the menu : ETUC launches “Europe needs a pay rise- It’s Time for Our Recovery” campaign, Germany/Heightened discord between VW management and employee representatives, France/Final adoption of...
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14 February 2017
Spain: unions present a mobilization schedule
On 14 February during a press conference, the leaders of the CCOO and UGT confederations, Ignacio Fernandez Toxo and Pepe Alvarez respectively, presented a mobilization schedule by way of...
14 February 2017
Denmark: industry agreement marking the end of the economic crisis
On 12 February, Dansk industry ((DI), employers) and Co-industri (a group of 9 unions including Dansk Metall and HK/Privat) signed an agreement that the president of Co-industri called a landmark...
14 February 2017
Brazil: Labour Public Ministry launches a campaign combatting child labor
Approximately 2.6 million children and adolescents aged between 5 and 17 are currently working in Brazil, for the most part under informal conditions, and in sectors that put their health and...
Turkey: state of emergency upsets trade unions’ rights
Turkey’s state of emergency, put in place in mid-July 2016 in reaction to an attempted coup has left trade unions with serious restrictions on the exercise of their rights. International and...
13 February 2017
The OECD publishes due diligence guidance for responsible supply chains in the garment and footwear sector
In line with the trend for greater demands as regards multinational responsibility, the OECD has over recent years increased the number of its guides, which are discussed between governments...
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EU: right and far right join forces in parliament to dismantle sustainability due diligence
On 13 November, the European Parliament approved the report by EPP MEP Jörgen Warborn on the proposed omnibus directive, clearing the way for trilogue negotiations. Backed by the far right, the...
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
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EU: Commission proposes loosening of AI regulations
On 19 November, the European Commission published a proposal for an omnibus regulation covering a large corpus of digital legislation. The so-called ‘Digital Omnibus’ follows public...
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Carrefour and UNI Global Union renew global agreement on promoting social dialogue and diversity
On 17 October, Carrefour, one of the world’s largest retailers, with nearly 500,000 employees worldwide, and global union federation UNI Global Union renewed their global agreement on...
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