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On the menu : social dialogue appears to have restarted in Belgium, Spain's parliament to examine draft legislation establishing a minimum anti-poverty revenue level, Missouri becomes the 28th 'Right-to-Work' State of the US. 
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Updated on 8 February 2017 à 15h01

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Social dialogue appears to have restarted in Belgium. Following the social partners’ signature to the 2017-2018 cross-industry agreement (c.f. article No. 10020) on 02 February, itself significant due to the fact that no agreement of this ilk had been unanimously concluded since 2008, the president of the Group of Ten (social consultation forum grouping employers and unions organizations), Michèle Sioen send PM Charles Michel a letter announcing that the social partners wanted to restart negot

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