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Joint statement of the European Trade Union Confederation ETUC and the European Trade Union Federations industriAll Europe, UNI Europa, EFFAT, EPSU, ETF, EFBWW (PDF) Time is running out: concrete and rapid actions needed to enforce rights to worker involvement in anticipating and managing the COVID-19 crisis impact. Three months after the COVID-19 health crisis hit…

Contact centre workers around Europe have and continue to face grave dangers throughout the coronavirus crisis, with many forced to work in dangerous conditions and fearing for their lives. Across the continent there have been reports of call centres failing to ensure workers are able to adopt appropriate social distancing measures. Moreover, the lack of paid sick leave is…

The European Social Partners adopted the Framework Agreement on Digitalisation at the Tripartite Social Summit on 23 June 2020. The agreement lays out an inclusive approach to digital change. UNI Europa took part in the negotiations on the agreement and is satisfied that the digital challenges faced by services workers are included.   “Digitalisation is increasingly shaping our world. Far from an automatic process over which nobody has control, it is shaped…

During the pandemic, post services have proven their importance and worth to the public and enabled our economies and societies to keep going. This was only made possible by the dedication and work of postal workers across Europe in different national circumstances. Many postal workers worked without protection, risking their lives to provide the universal…

UNI Europa and World Employment Confederation (WEC) Europe hosted a webinar on 23 June 2020 to present the Joint Recommendations adopted by the representative Social Dialogue Committee during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through the joint recommendations, the social partners call upon both the temporary work agencies and the user undertakings to provide adequate health and safety…