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Modern slavery along global supply chains: five key countries including the UK and the USA develop four key principles to eradicate this scourge
Canada, New Zealand, Australia, the US, and the UK belong to the group of nations that on 25 September presented a landmark practical set of provisions that other nations’ government can adopt in...
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27 September 2018
Italy: H&M signs first company agreement
On 24 September, the Swedish clothing company’s Italian subsidiary that employs more than 5,000 staff across more than 150 H&M, Cos, and &Other Stories sales outlets signed an agreement...
26 September 2018
News update as of 25 September 2018
On the menu: IndustriALL Global Union turns up the volume on the dispute over unionized workers who have been dismissed in the Yves Rocher Turkey subsidiary, Airbnb is looking to extend...
25 September 2018
News update as of September 21, 2018
On the menu : Austria/ employment summit focused on apprenticeship and economic migrants, workers from McDonalds and Wetherspoon pubs to go on strike , Ryanair: standardization after the...
21 September 2018
Germany: 3.6% wage increase in chemical sector
Social partners in Germany’s chemical sector have struck an agreement that will see the wages of the 580,000 workers in the industry increase by 3.6% over a period of 15 months. Holiday pay will...
20 September 2018
Germany: the government launches its ‘offensive promoting life-long training’ in the digital age
Despite business leaders’ criticisms (c.f. article No. 10809), on 19 September Germany’s grand coalition government gave the green light to the Minister of Labor, Hubertus Heil’s (SPD) draft law...
20 September 2018
Austria: combatting new working time legislation is at the heart of metals trade union demands
Austria’s annual collective bargaining round that affects approximately 186,000 workers across size sub-sectors is set to start on Thursday 20 September with trade unions Pro-GE (Industry) and...
20 September 2018
Three French trade union bodies are applying pressure on companies operating in the Israeli-occupied-territories
In a report (in French)*published in June 2018, three French trade union organizations, the CGT, CFDT, and the SUD called on Alstom, Egis-Rail and Systra** to halt their participation in the...
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20 September 2018
News update as of September 19, 2018
On the menu: an ETUC report on organizing digital platform workers and still with digital work, discussions on the possibility for an international crowdworker social security system; part-time...
19 September 2018
BNP Paribas: global agreement on fundamental rights and social floor penned with Uni Global Union
On 18 September, the French banking group signed, along with global service sector union Uni Global Union, its first global deal. In addition to reaffirming its commitments on human rights in the...
18 September 2018
EU: an ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation) study on what workers think about the impact of digital transformation
On 18 September during a conference meeting held in Brussels, the ETUC presented a singular snapshot showing how Europe's workers and worker representatives (unions, national and European works...
18 September 2018
Robots will create more jobs than they will destroy – according to the WEF
Robots within the world of work will most certainly destroy 75 million jobs by 2022. However the robot revolution will also create 133 million new jobs. Thus one of the conclusions from the Swiss...
18 September 2018
News update as of September 14, 2018
On the menu : in the US, NLRB presents rule change to its joint-employer standard, abusive language about one’s employer, used in a private Facebook group, does not represent real and serious...
14 September 2018
The ILO presented its draft international convention on ending violence and harassment in the world of work
The International Labour Office (the permanent secretariat of the International Labour Organization) has prepared the texts for both a draft convention and a draft recommendation on ending...
13 September 2018
UN: Treaty discussions restart based on a draft text on multinational corporation responsibility in cases of human rights violations
Discussions on a draft Treaty on multinational corporation responsibility in cases of human rights violations (c.f. articles No. 10416 and No. 9188) are set to restart on 15 October, and will be...
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13 September 2018
Germany: draft legislation set to change life-long training support provisions
Presented by the Chancellor as the first step in the grand coalition government’s ‘National Strategy for Life-Long Training’ (c.f. article No. 10801), Employment Minister Hubertus Heil’s (SPD)...
12 September 2018
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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
Crédit Agricole is to adopt stricter rules on remote work from mid-March onwards. The rules will be tightened for employees, but the maximum number of days working remotely will remain unchanged.
29 January 2026
The three representative trade unions at Orange France have until 10 December to validate an agreement on gender equality, work–life balance and anti-discrimination measures. While the text...
8 December 2025
In 2025, for the first time, the universal registration documents of major European companies contain the sustainability reporting required by the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive...
31 October 2025
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France: government submits draft on pay transparency
On 6 March, the French government sent social partners a draft bill to transpose the EU Pay Transparency Directive. The text provides details on the implementation timetable, corporate...
9 March 2026
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Italy: Deliveroo and Glovo targeted by justice over courier working conditions
The Milan Public Prosecutor's Office has ordered two of Italy's leading food delivery platforms, Foodinho (Glovo) and Deliveroo, to be placed under judicial administration. According to...
9 March 2026
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Germany: menopause issues finally gain corporate recognition
With 12 million women over 40 in the labour force, German companies and occupational health professionals are beginning to adopt support policies for those affected by menopause-related issues...
19 March 2026
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Sweden: government delays transposition of Pay Transparency Directive
On 11 March, the Swedish government announced it is postponing the transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive. Having originally targeted an entry into force on 1 July 2026, it has conceded a...
16 March 2026
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Valérie Decaux (La Poste): “Our older workers policy is based on individualisation to move beyond age-related-stigmatisation”
La Poste Group (nearly 200,000 employees in France) unveiled its first senior employment agreement in late February. The text outlines measures for early retirement assistance, workplace...
10 March 2026
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Denmark: government launches transposition of the Pay Transparency Directive
On 26 February, the Danish government submitted a draft bill to transpose the Pay Transparency Directive for consultation until 27 March. The bill sets an implementation date of 1 January 2027...
11 March 2026