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France: an EWC member remains a member until the end of the mandate even if s/he switches union affiliation
French EWC representatives are often designated by their national trade union among elected officials in the national bodies. In a first, the courts have recognized a 'European Mandate' when a...
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21 March 2017
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
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Catherine Chavanier (CDC Habitat): “Social dialogue on AI facilitates its deployment”
In February, CDC Habitat (10,500 employees) signed a two-year framework agreement governing social dialogue on AI. Catherine Chavanier, HR Director of the subsidiary of CDC (Caisse des dépôts et...
20 March 2026
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Greece: hospitality sector signs first collective agreement aligned with National Social Pact
The hospitality sector (125,000 employees), one of Greece’s largest industries after retail, signed a new two-year collective agreement on 17 March. The text, effective from 1 April 2026...
19 March 2026
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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
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France: Club Med includes “multiculturalism” in its professional equality agreement
In December 2025, Club Med and the CFTC, Unsa, and FO trade unions signed an agreement on professional equality and working conditions. It introduces measures addressing AI, pay transparency, and...
23 March 2026
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Germany: crisis and transformation wage agreement in the chemical sector
Following a two-day marathon negotiation in Bad Breisig (Western Germany), the social partners of the German chemical and pharmaceutical industries—the IG BCE trade union and the BAVC employers'...
27 March 2026
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France: bioMérieux’s new disability agreement pivots towards mental health
The news. On 6 January 2026, bioMérieux—an in vitro diagnostics specialist employing 4,400 people in France—signed a new four-year agreement “relating to the employment...
4 March 2026