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Argentina: Mauricio Macri’s government to face its first general strike
Reunited in August 2016, following several years of schism that resulted in three union bodies (c.f. article No. 9796), and against a backdrop of morose economic conditions, the central CGT union...
21 March 2017
The ILO revises its Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises
Although International organizations don’t compete in the human rights arena, the ILO was lagging somewhat behind others, even in terms of its trademark interest of promoting decent work. This...
United Kingdom: 1.3 million workers have one foot in the gig economy, says CIPD study
According to a new study conducted by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), 4% of the British working population work in the gig economy, essentially to top up their...
20 March 2017
Italy: government scraps work ‘vouchers’ to avoid referendum on labour market reforms
On Friday 17 March, Italy’s Council of Ministers approved a law which will scrap so-called ‘vouchers’ for temporary work. These vouchers, issued as payment for ad hoc work, are used widely and...
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20 March 2017
EU: the European Trade Union Confederation confirms its position over the need for an improvement of the EU Directive on European Works Councils
On 16 March, the European Trade Union organisation’s executive committee confirmed its position over the improvement EU Directive 2009/38 on European Works Councils, one which places particular...
17 March 2017
Germany: steel sector set for 4% wage increase
The 72,000 steel sector workers based in North Rhine-Westphalia, Lower Saxony and Bremen will soon enjoy a wage increase. In the early hours of the morning on 17 March, at the end of a final...
17 March 2017
Norway: new salary agreement to boost low wages but casts doubt over local negotiations in several sectors
On 14 March, a salary agreement was reached by the two Norwegian confederations – the LO (the Confederation of Trade Unions) and the NHO (Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise). The agreement sets...
17 March 2017
United States: unpicking of social measures introduced under Obama well under way
Several social measures introduced under Barack Obama – including making labour law violations public and even prevention of workplace risks – have been either suspended or quashed by Donald...
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17 March 2017
Brazil: day of national mobilization protesting labor law and pensions reforms
Following a call by six central union bodies, 500,000 demonstrators gathered on 15 March in twenty-two of Brazil’s major towns and cities to declare their opposition to Michel Temer’s government’s...
16 March 2017
Argentina: a wide reaching plan to relaunch the auto industry
On Wednesday 15 March, and following several months of negotiations, Argentine President Mauricio Macri presented the primary goals of what has been a much-anticipated agreement for the sector...
16 March 2017
GeoPost: Global Agreement signed between GeoPost and UNI Global Union
On 14 March, the French parcel delivery group GeoPost and the international union federation UNI Global Union, together with the French union members of UNI signed a global agreement on...
15 March 2017
Italy: government wants to reform the ‘voucher’ payment system prior to the labor market reform referendum on 28 May
On 14 March, PM Paolo Gentiloni’s government announced the 28th May as the date for the two referenda put forward by the central union body the Cgil that call into question the recent labor market...
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15 March 2017
Denmark: a 5.85% pay rise over three years in the banking sector
On 28 February a three-year agreement was secured between the Finansforbundet union and the employers’ body, Finanssektorens Arbejdsgiverforening that covers some 43,000 in the banking sector. The...
15 March 2017
Great Britain: Asda supermarkets propose ‘flexible contracts’ in return for a 14% pay rise
Asda, the UK’s third largest supermarket chain, after Tesco and Sainsbury’s, and owned by US giant Wal-Mart, is offering its 135,000 staff the option to switch to ‘flexible contracts’ from October...
15 March 2017
EU: companies can ban religious clothing and symbols at work under certain circumstances
On 14 March, by way of two cases, one French and the other Belgian, the Court of Justice of the European Union has clarified its interpretation of EU law against discrimination over the wearing of...
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14 March 2017
France: health and safety agreement signed for the interim sector
In the week of 06 March 2017, the organization representing temporary employment businesses, Prism’Emploi, and four out of the five union organizations (CGT, CFDT, FO, and CFTC) signed an...
14 March 2017
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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...
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
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...
15 October 2025
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Germany: government seeks to facilitate immigration of skilled Indian workers
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Informal economy and slow wage growth hamper decent work, ILO says
The International Labour Organisation published its Employment ans Social Trends 2026 on 14 January. It anticipates unemployment stabilising in 2026 and employment growth of 1%, driven by...
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France: 2026 budget expected to maintain employer contribution relief
On 19 January 2026, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu decided to invoke Article 49.3 of the Constitution to pass France's 2026 budget without a vote in the National Assembly. Three days...
20 January 2026