ETUC argues that employment package fails to address impact of austerity

Europe

The ETUC’s initial response to the European Commission’s communication on employment is that it contains some positive elements but fails to address the central problem of the impact of austerity measures and the need for a clear plan to boost investment. The ETUC recognises the proposal to strengthen the involvement of social partners in the elaboration of macroeconomic and labour market policy and the references to the role of decent wages in securing job quality and domestic demand, increasing minimum wages to help prevent growing in-work poverty, action to support youth employment and to tackle undeclared work.
Read more at > ETUC (EN)
And in French at > CES
And at > DG Employment (EN, FR, DE)