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China: first report published on reform to the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU)
China’s only officially authorized trade union the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) has traditionally allied itself with the business community in a bid to maintain social peace and...
18 April 2017
Philippines: Rodrigo Duterte’s government’s new sub-contracting regulations leave both unions and employers unhappy
Signed on 16 March 2017 by Secretary of State Silvestre Bello III this Department Order (DO) looks to combat excessive recourse to ‘contracting’ and its most negative effects; the use of...
18 April 2017
News update as of April 13, 2017
On the menu : Fresh strike action for the leather-footwear sector in Italy, US Labor Department denounces ‘systematic’ wage inequality at Google, Spanish Supreme Court rules on the recording of...
11 April 2017
France: company referendum to renew social dialogue?
France’s Labor Law adopted in August 2016 comprehensively changes the rules of company negotiation. The law intends for the widespread usage of majority agreements, whilst still allowing for...
11 April 2017
Auchan Retail: global agreement signed with UNI Global is put online (French version only)
French retail chain Auchan signed a global agreement with the international union organization UNI Global on 17 March.
11 April 2017
United States: for AFL-CIO ‘America First’ has to also mean ‘Good Jobs’
With its ‘Good Jobs’ national campaign, the AFL-CIO, America’s largest central trade union, is playing its own specific part in terms of President Donald Trump’s goal of 'making America great...
11 April 2017
Italy: social partners in the chemicals-pharmaceuticals sector to train both union representatives and HR managers
Italy’s employers bodies, Federchimica and Farmindustria, together with the union organizations Filctem-Cgil, Femca-Cisl, and Uiltec-Uil have developed what is a landmark initiative for the...
10 April 2017
United Kingdom: after legal scrutiny, MPs take aim at gig economy’s “unintelligible” contracts
The gig economy was faced with the prospect of upheaval yet again on 6 April, as the UK’s Work and Pensions Committee judged that the contracts under which Uber, Deliveroo and Amazon hire the...
10 April 2017
EU: European Trade Union Confederation publishes its stance on revision to the EWC directive
The position adopted by the European Trade Union Confederation’s executive committee on 16 March is now available and is attached to this article. The organisation expresses the need to improve...
7 April 2017
Chile: labour law reform comes into force, signalling significant change in collective negotiation procedures
Chile’s new labour code, which came into force on 1 April, is geared towards modernising professional relations in the country. The reform extends collective bargaining, forbids the replacement of...
7 April 2017
Spain: employer organisations offer unions a 2017 pay rise of between 1% and 2.5%
The Spanish Confederation of Employers' Organisations (CEOE) has loosened its stance on wage moderation and sought to break the deadlock in negotiations over a framework agreement for salary...
7 April 2017
United States: Smartphone apps defending workers
Several smartphone apps have been launched in New York, Chicago, Santa Clara, and elsewhere that aim to support the most vulnerable workers. The goal is to make labor rights directly accessible...
6 April 2017
Spain: the Volvemos association seeks to assist youths who left during the crisis to find work again in Spain
Bringing talent back home. At a time when the country is recovering and creating some 500,000 jobs per year, this is what the Volvemos (We are returning) association is looking to do as it raises...
6 April 2017
EU: European social initiatives are expected for the end of April
In a bid to rebuild Europe’s image that has been tarnished by Brexit and the rise in populism, the EU Commission will, on 26 April, put forward a series of proposals to strengthen the Social...
5 April 2017
EU: Youth Guarantee falls short of initial expectations
A new report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) examines the progress made in implementing the EU Youth Guarantee.
5 April 2017
New Areva: agreement signed to support group’s social transformation
On 31 March, after four months of negotiations, Areva signed its first ‘social contract’ with trade unions. The agreement comes as the French nuclear power giant is faced with significant...
4 April 2017
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On 17 July 2025, BPCE and its trade unions signed a second agreement on jobs and career management within the banking group. The text places generative artificial intelligence at the core of its...
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14 October 2025
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France: austerity measures proposed in social security financing bill for 2026
Limits on sick leave, the end of social security exemptions for apprentices, and the introduction of additional birth leave: the 2026 social security financing bill, presented to parliament on 14...
16 October 2025
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France: Decathlon introduces a ‘duty to respect others’ right to disconnect’
A right-to-disconnect agreement was signed in late September for the French arm of the Decathlon sports retail group. It sets out a "duty to respect others’ right to disconnect" and provides...
14 November 2025
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Netherlands: ING cites AI as it plans to cut around 950 jobs
Dutch bank ING has informed the employment agency UWV that it may cut around 950 jobs by 31 December 2026. In its notification on 20 October, the lender said the planned reductions stem partly...
30 October 2025
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United Kingdom largely retained within scope of EWCs despite Brexit, study shows
A study published this month by the Institute for Economic and Social Research, the French trade union research organisation, examined how the involvement of British representatives in European...
7 November 2025
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Romania: collective agreement extended to entire insurance sector
On 3 November, Romania’s National Tripartite Council for Social Dialogue approved the extension of the collective labour agreement signed on 23 May by the Confederation of Employers in the...
10 November 2025
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Italy: new collective agreement for managers in tertiary sector
On 5 November, the ManagerItalia union and the employers’ association Confcommercio renewed the collective agreement for managers in Italy’s tertiary, distribution and services...
12 November 2025