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Nov. 03, 2009

Slovakian Gas trade union strikes over outsourcing

(3 November 2009) EPSU affiliated union POZ called for a strike on 2 November in Gas company SPP (partly owned by GdFSuez ..) to protest against the outsourcing of the

May. 29, 2005

OUTSOURCING Consultation

EN - FR - GE - SP - SWE - BG - CZ - HU - RO - SC - {{Draft agreement on outsourcing - Draft code of practice on

Mar. 07, 2006

German unions fight outsourcing in Swedish energy company Vattenfall - Strike action threatened

Press Communication: Brussels Immediate release, 7 March 2006 The European energy sector is in profound turmoil. Already 50 billion Euro's have been squandered on take-overs and mergers, and not returned

Sep. 12, 2006

Outsourcing checklist

Adopted by the Standing Committee on Local and Regional Government, 23 May 2006 -* Excluded services - an agreement on outsourcing could specify services which the employer would be committed

Jun. 14, 2005

EPSU Questionnaire: Outsourcing in the Public Services

Questionnaire FSESP: L'externalisation dans les services publics EPSU Fragebogen: Outsourcing im öffentlichen Dienst Cuestionario de la FSESP: Externalización de los servicios públicos EPSU kartläggning: Outsourcing inom offentliga tjänster {EPSU affiliates

Jul. 12, 2012

UK: the benefits of outsourcing – where's the evidence?

The university sector in the UK, and some universities in particular, are under pressure to cut costs and to outsource services.

May. 28, 2005

General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) - Mode 4 negotiations (movement of physical persons)

European Economic and Social Committee, Group II - Selection of the opinions adopted by the EESC Plenary session on 8 and 9 June 2005

Jun. 25, 2005

Stop the GATS power play against citizens of the world ! joint statement

The trade unions and many NGOs worked on a joint statement to demand that negotiators on GATS get serious on taking workers and citizens interests into account, and to prevent that countries get pressured into accepting unfair deals.

Feb. 17, 2003

PSI-EPSU team met with Pascal Lamy, the Eur Union Trade Commissioner, to discuss our concerns GATS negotiations on February 17, 2003.

GATS, PSI-EPSU AND PASCAL LAMY - 17 February 2003

A PSI-EPSU team of eight elected and appointed officers met with Pascal Lamy, the European Union Trade Commissioner, to discuss our concerns about the current GATS negotiations on February 17, 2003.

Jun. 30, 2001

Resolution on Trade in Services

The European Regional Executive Committee of Public Services International, EUREC, meeting in Geneva on April 18-19, 2001, having discussed the World Trade Organisation, WTO's, General Agreement on Trade in Services, GATS, adopts the following policy:

May. 30, 2005

ETUC calls on Commission to reconsider its position over GATS

The ETUC has requested the Commission to reconsider its current negotiating position in GATS and to change its negotiating tactics.

Jun. 05, 2005

EU Benchmark approach rejected by trade unions

The European Commission has proposed to follow a benchmark approach in the GATS negotiations of the WTO. The EU non-paper argues that there is a crisis in the GATS negotiations

Sep. 25, 2005

Shrinking gains of trade liberalisation

We are often told that trade liberalisation is positive and a win-win situation for developing as well as developed countries. That is why the round of negotiations to lower trade

Nov. 15, 2005

GATS: ETUC and NGOs organize action 21 November

The ETUC and several NGOs are organizing a demonstration 21 November 2005 in Brussels. The demo will put pressure on the Council and Commission.

Nov. 01, 2005

ETUC Executive Committee adopts resolution on WTO and GATS

Position of ETUC on the 6th WTO Ministerial conference - (13-18 December 2005, Hong Kong)