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Lufthansa: five Austrian, German, and Swiss trades union set up the DACH European aviation trade union alliance
In Vienna on 08 April, Austrian services union Vida, Germany’s cabin personnel union UFO and pilots union Cockpit, together with their Swiss equivalents Kapers (cabin personnel) and Aeropers...
13 April 2016
ENGIE: an interview with Henri Ducré, Executive Vice-President, in charge of Group Human Resources, on the European Social Agreement
For the HR head, the European Social Agreement signed on 08 April by Isabelle Kocher and Gérard Mestrallet (see our article n°8597), must, first and foremost, give employees confidence in the...
13 April 2016
Finland: 300 collective agreements to be signed before the end of May
On 29 February, union and employers agreed on a competitiveness pact (c.f. article No.9526) in a bid to boost Finland’s competitiveness. This government approved agreement served to calm tensions...
12 April 2016
Brazilian and German unions join forces to improve working conditions along the supply chain in the orange juice production sector
On 11 April during a press conference held in Berlin, representatives of the German services union Verdi, several of Brazil’s trade unions, and the Christian initiative Romero criticized...
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12 April 2016
Chile: congress approves a labor law reform that recreates industrial relations
Following sixteen months of legislative procedure amid much controversy, Chile’s congress has adopted its labor law reform. The country’s still to be enacted new Labor Code incorporates profound...
12 April 2016
ENGIE: signature of a European Agreement to safeguard workers’ employability as the group undergoes its business transformation
On 08 April, the energy group together with three European union federations - IndustriALL Europe, EPSU (European Public Services Union and the EFBW (European Federation of Building and...
11 April 2016
ENGIE: interview with Sylvain Lefebvre, IndustriALL Europe Deputy General Secretary, negotiator of the European Labour Relations Agreement
On 08 April the French energy group together with three European union federations (IndustriALL Europe, EPSU, and EFBW) concluded a "European Labour Relations Agreement" that focused on...
11 April 2016
Belgium: government agreement over budget and reforms to working time
The government’s 2016 budget was presented on Saturday 09 April under the heading ‘a responsible budget in line with European commitments’ and marks a step on the road to improving the structural...
11 April 2016
Argentina: national banking strike after sector agreement negotiations get stuck
Argentina’s joint banking sector negotiations have hit their first snag. Following weeks of efficient negotiations, which have confirmed the short-term wage rise model, (c.f. article No. 9545 and...
11 April 2016
General Electric: European mobilisation effort to keep jobs and protest deindustrialization
On 08 April, the European union federation, IndustriALL Europe, coordinated its trade union bodies with membership within General Electric to undertake a European Action Day taking place...
8 April 2016
Renault: interview with Tristan Lormeau, Corporate HR Director, on the new Group Works Council agreement
On 24 March, the French auto manufacturer together with a special negotiation body (SNB) signed a new Group Works Council agreement. “It was a question of providing our agreement with a stable...
7 April 2016
Norway: an agreement struck for an industry weathering the oil crisis
It’s a question of managing the situation until the oil crisis comes to a close and this is underlying the main reason for the employers’ body, the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise NHO...
7 April 2016
European works council: the European Trade Union Institute renewed its EWC portal
Thus an opportune moment to turn the spotlight back on a database of European Works Council agreements as well as other pertinent information kept by European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), which...
7 April 2016
Austria: the banking sector negotiates a 1.24% wage rise and the setting up of a ‘labor foundation’
In Vienna, on 29 March, Austria’s banking sector’s social partners fourth meeting came to a close with the partners managing to find a compromise over renewing the sector’s collective agreement...
6 April 2016
News update as of 5 April 2016
EU labor costs according to Eurostat data. On 01 April, the European statistics office published its annual report on average hourly labour costs (wages plus employers’ social contributions...
5 April 2016
Great Britain: towards measures facilitating social mobility in the workplace
David Cameron’s government and the country’s major employers are to create the first ever national measures that can quantify and encourage social mobility within companies.
4 April 2016
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Import bans on forced labor products are multiplying
Under pressure from new US tariffs, many countries have presented texts in recent weeks to ban the import of products made with forced labor. A real breakthrough for workers' rights or a mere...
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France: EDF served formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations
The news. On 23 September, Greenpeace France announced that it had served EDF with a formal notice for failure to comply with its sustainability due diligence obligations due to the risks of harm...
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24 September 2026
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Slovakia: a bill to “clarify” personal data protection measures
The news. The Slovak government approved a bill on personal data protection on August 26, 2026. This text aims to clarify existing regulations regarding employees’ rights and...
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7 September 2026