News update as of 15 February 2017

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14 February 2017 à 14h50

Updated on 15 February 2017 à 15h27

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Publication: 14 February 2017 à 14h50, Updated on 15 February 2017 à 15h27

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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 draft law on multinational company due diligence is set for 21 February, India and Qatar/Uber drivers go on strike, Hungary/Audi secures an agreement with the AHFSZ union for its Györ factory.

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14 February 2017 à 14h50

Updated on 15 February 2017 à 15h27

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Publication: 14 February 2017 à 14h50, Updated on 15 February 2017 à 15h27

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EU/ETUC launches “Europe needs a pay rise- It’s Time for Our Recovery” campaign. This campaign was launched on 14 February during a two-day conference in Brussels with union leaders and government representatives. “Wages in Europe, and more in general at global level, have collapsed in the last decade. This has been due to globalisation, to the financial and economic crisis, and above all to the austerity measures which have followed the crisis,” Luca Visentini ETUC secretary general declared i

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