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Brazil: Labour Public Ministry launches a campaign combatting child labor
Approximately 2.6 million children and adolescents aged between 5 and 17 are currently working in Brazil, for the most part under informal conditions, and in sectors that put their health and...
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14 February 2017
Turkey: state of emergency upsets trade unions’ rights
Turkey’s state of emergency, put in place in mid-July 2016 in reaction to an attempted coup has left trade unions with serious restrictions on the exercise of their rights. International and...
13 February 2017
The OECD publishes due diligence guidance for responsible supply chains in the garment and footwear sector
In line with the trend for greater demands as regards multinational responsibility, the OECD has over recent years increased the number of its guides, which are discussed between governments...
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13 February 2017
United Kingdom: Plumber wins employment status battle with Pimlico Plumbers
On 10 February, the UK’s Court of Appeal ruled that a plumber working on a freelance basis for London-based firm Pimlico Plumbers has the status of a “worker” and therefore should enjoy the same...
10 February 2017
Italy: social partners from banking sector subscribe to best practice code on commercial policies and work organisation
On 8 February, the Italian Banking Association (ABI) and the banking sector trade unions signed a historic national agreement. The deal covers commercial policies and work organisation, and in...
9 February 2017
EU : joint declaration on mobile work signed by the social partners of the telecom sector
On 02 February, the social partners in the telecom sector, UNI Europa & ETNO have signed a joint declaration on ICT-based mobile work. With the joint declaration UNI Europa and ETNO want to...
9 February 2017
Italy: UniCredit and union agreement on job losses and staff motivation
On 04 February, one of Italy's two major banking groups, UniCredit concluded an agreement with the union organizations to manage some expected 3,900 job losses throughout Italy, as part of the...
9 February 2017
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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...
7 February 2017
Poland: a new draft law changing rules over temporary workers
On 02 February Poland’s Council of Ministers delivered a draft law to parliament reforming its temporary worker regime. The initiative was due to a spectacular rise in the recourse to temporary...
7 February 2017
United States : President Trump names pro-business Republicans to major leadership positions in U.S. labor policy
Since Donald Trump took office on January 20th, the U.S. has seen a whirlwind of executive orders and new department heads. In the field of labor law, President Trump most notably replaced the...
7 February 2017
India: an original approach to digital transformation (2)
Bangalore, India’s version of Silicon Valley is targeting, 2020 as the date for it to become the premier hub for connectivity related innovation. Despite the startup incubators, global R&D...
6 February 2017
Germany: the major political parties are honing their election arguments
Whilst on 06 February the Bavarian branch of the conservative union the CSU backed CDU Angela Merkel’s candidature as Chancellor and head of September’s general electoral list, both the...
6 February 2017
Argentina: CGT pulls out of talks with government over labour reform and announces nationwide mobilisation
Talks between the Argentinian General Confederation of Labour and the country’s government have broken down. The trade union grouping had been party to discussions, as part of which it was set to...
6 February 2017
Solvay: renewal of global framework agreement with IndustriAll Global Union boosts group’s social and diversity policy
The global framework agreement between Solvay and IndustriAll places greater social demands on the chemical company, such as having more women in leadership roles by 2020, integrating the OECD’s...
3 February 2017
Brazil: companies faced with challenge of fostering racial diversity
Around 10 years after Brazil introduced quotas for people of African ancestry in its universities, the integration of people of colour in the corporate world is on the up. However, the issue...
3 February 2017
Germany: crowdsourcing companies have their own ‘code of conduct’
On 31 January, Germany’s young federation of crowdsourcing companies presented a detailed version of the first code of conduct of its kind in the country and perhaps even in Europe that addresses...
2 February 2017
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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
Candice Guillot, group director of employee experience and HR performance at Talan (7,000 employees), outlines for mind RH her vision and strategy for introducing artificial intelligence at the...
20 October 2025
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...
15 October 2025
Italy’s labour market continues to suffer from limited pay transparency and a persistent gender pay gap. The forthcoming implementation of the EU pay transparency directive — still awaiting...
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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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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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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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