ETUC supports unions over labour code changes

Lithuania

Proposed changes to the labour code amount to a massive attack on trade union and employment rights. Representatives of the ETUC and the SAK Finnish trade union confederation took part in a meeting in the Lithuanian Parliament on 10 February to put forward arguments against the changes. The unions have identified 45 proposed reforms that would have a negative impact, including giving the employers the right to ignore collective agreements, allowing zero-hours contracts and raising existing limits on working time.
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