EU: the European Parliament’s Committee on Social Affairs is vigorously debating on the modernization of labour law

Debates within the Parliament's Committee on Social Affairs on the draft report of the Polish deputy Jacek Protasiewicz (PPE-DE) about the green paper on the modernization of labour law are particularly animated. Facing a draft report which does not do things by halves when defending atypical contracts and deregulation, 490 amendments proposing the suppression of 12 out of 21 paragraphs were presented. (Ref. 070512.)
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During the presentation of the report of the deputy Jacek Protasiewicz (PPE-DE, Poland) on the green book, “Modernize labour law to meet the challenges of the 21st century”, on May 7 and 8, 2007, the first two exchanges of views had been rather vigorous. They kept the same tone during the second session dedicated to the text on June 5. This report bill, which openly praises atypical contracts and deregulation, set the cat among the pigeons of this institution which deals better than any other w

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