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"Social partners need to be properly involved in the economic governance: this is the only way for us to bring our contribution to setting a more sustainable growth model. This is the reason why we have been insisting for years on the need to improve the format and...

The ETUC supports the global campaign for Goal8 and all the SDGs.  The European Semester have to deliver for economic, social and environmental sustainability.  Just transition means winning the workers' support for a sustainable economy. We can change the...

The PDF questionnaire has slightly adapted to the most recent ETUC priorities.  The Box1 Labour Market is now focused on measures related to Just Transition.  Box2 on wages and Collective Bargaining should explain country-based performances...

The PDF questionnaire has slightly adapted to the most recent ETUC priorities.  The Box1 Labour Market is now focused on measures related to Just Transition.  Box2 on wages and Collective Bargaining should explain country-based performances...

Download here the 2019 WAGE AND COLLECTIVE SCOREBOARD. IT is extracted from the ETUC GROWTH AND SOCIAL PROGRESS 2020.  Please use the Scoreboard to better focus your country based Inputs for Country Reports 2020.

The EESC has adopted an Opinion on The European Pillar of Social Rights – evaluation of the initial implementation and recommendations for the future (own-initiative opinion). Very interesting reading and many concrete proposals also thanks to the work of Cinzia Del...

Trade union are not consulted as they should. The European Commission continues its efforts toTrade union are not consulted as they should. The European Commission continues its efforts to dialogue with social partners. This dialogue is effective however limited to...

CSR 2019 have been published. Please follow the link on the Semester timeline in this website to have accesso to all country specific recommendations and the Spring Package.   It is time to urge governments to consult trade unions at national level. Timing...

Country Specific Recommendations will be published on 5th June 2019, after the EU elections. 

Today, at the ILO and UNDESA meeting on review of SDG8, ITUC and TUDCN presented the trade union monitoring of SDGs and in particular social dialogue as a way to speed up achievement of SDG8.  This trade union exercise will arrive at the core of the High...