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Rhodia: the international framework on CSR renewed
The French chemistry group Rhodia (15.000 employees) and the International Federation of Chemical, Energy, Mine and General Workers' Unions (ICEM) signed, on march 25, 2008, the renewal of the...
Germany: the Grand Coalition wants to develop employees’ participation in the capital of companies
After about six months of talks, the conservative party (CDU/CSU) and the social-democratic party (SPD) presented, on April 21, 2008, the guidelines of a project to encourage employees to...
Italy: the Cgil’s representativeness questioned
After the results of the last legislative elections, which showed the Cgil's incapacity to bring its members' votes to the Democratic Party, the Confindustria's outgoing chair questioned its...
Vinci: evaluation of the diversity audit carried out in six EU countries
The French group Vinci, world leader in construction, had the social rating company Vigeo audit its policy of diversity and equal opportunities (see our article No. 070353). An internal document...
22 April 2008
Italy : the women of the Fiom relaunch the « female issue » in the metal sector
Following the results of the survey  (see article n°080191), which also revealed “a deep-seated discontent” among the female workers in the sector, the 104 participants at this event, aptly named...
Great Britain: consultation for better cooperation between businesses and universities
The government has just launched a consultation on the strengthening of the relationship between employers and universities, so the latter can train graduates with the skills needed on the labor...
Sweden: LO union at loggerheads with the government
The LO union, contrary to its habit of backing the Social Democratic Party, was scarcely heard in the election campaign which brought to power a centre-right coalition in September 2006. The union...
Germany: the specter of an unlimited strike at the Deutsche Post is coming closer
After the "marathon negotiation" on the working conditions of the 130.000 employees and 55.000 civil servants working at the Deutsche Post failed on April 17 and 18, the services' union Ver.di...
EU: four sectors favor social clauses in public tenders
The European social partners of four industries – the private security sector (CoESS/UNI-Europa), the contract catering sector (FERCO/EFFAT), the cleaning industry sector (EFCI/UNI-Europa), and...
Dexia: European agreement on the social consequences of sellings
The management of the Dexia banking group (35.000 employees) and its European works council signed, on December 19, 2007, an additional clause to the group's social management principles, signed...
Luxembourg: the draft regulation on railway interoperability adopted
The Council of Government of April 18, 2008 adopted a draft regulation regarding the interoperability of the trans-European high speed rail system and of the conventional railway lines. This text...
Luxembourg: three bills for truck drivers’ training
The Government Council of April 18 adopted three texts concerning the training of professional truck drivers in order to implement Directive 2003/59 on the initial qualification and periodic...
Netherlands: bill on gender quotas for the boards
The debate on gender quotas in the boards of directors of companies listed on the stock market is still on, with a bill presented on April 18 by two MPs from the Labor Party (PVDA), member of the...
21 April 2008
Italy: the outgoing government and the future chairman of the board are ready to work together to save Alitalia
Romano Prodi's outgoing government and Silvio Berlusconi's representatives started meetings to find a "two-party" solution to avoid Alitalia's bankruptcy. To guarantee the company's continuity and...
Venezuela: the State guarantees job security during nationalizations
Workers in the steel and the cement industry expressed their contentment after the announcement of the nationalizations ordered by the government in these two sectors. Staff representatives at...
Denmark: religion joins diversity in Danish companies
Religion at work is not a cause for conflict in Denmark. This is what comes out of a study carried out by the LG Insight Company, which analyzes religion's weight in the workplace and the means...
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