Europe
In June 2012 the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and DG Employment organised a joint conference on public sector adjustments to discuss the findings of 15 country studies on the impact of austerity in the public sector. The conference report looked in detail at changes to public sector industrial relations before and after the crisis. It argues that many reforms were poorly planned with no assessment of their long-term impact and that in many cases changes were being pushed through with little or no social dialogue.
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And at > ILO
And > details of the ILO publication
