Nov. 06, 2023 Urgent action needed to retain health and care workers: new WHO-Europe Framework EPSU’s demands on staff shortages, improved working conditions, retention and more are addressed in the WHO-Europe region’s framework for 2024-2030.
Nov. 06, 2023 Time to Act - Improving working conditions for health workers 2nd Joint EPSU/ILO-ACTRAV 2-day Regional Health Conference in Almaty, Kazakhstan
Mar. 27, 2023 Central Europe – Western Balkan unions express solidarity with Hungarian childcare workers action The Hungarian childcare workers are demanding negotiations with the government on a new pay structure with the government.
Mar. 20, 2023 First ever meeting of EPSU in Uzbekistan – Central Asian constituency The last physical meeting was in Astana, 10 March 2020, just before the pandemic lockdown. Much has happened since.
Oct. 05, 2022 Unions from Central Asia prepare for Congress and discuss cost of living The Kazakh unionists reported about rising fuel prices. The government introduced a price ceiling and fixed prices.
Sep. 21, 2022 Central European/Western Balkan unions discuss cost of living, prepare for Congress The union leaders exchanged information on the increasing cost of living and the union actions to improve pay for workers and to ensure people can meet those costs.
Jun. 29, 2022 Central-Asian constituency meets and addresses situation in the region The unions were briefed about the results of the discussions in the international labour conference and the committee on the application of standards regarding the situation in Kazakhstan.
Apr. 06, 2022 EU to do more to support health and social care sector and refugees in Central Europe and Western Balkans Union representatives condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russian troops 24 February.
Jan. 12, 2022 EPSU supports call of ITUC for inquiry into the killings in Kazakhstan Social unrest over increased prices for gas erupted in early January in several cities in Kazakhstan.
Sep. 17, 2021 Public service unions from Russia and Central Asia discuss vaccination policies Unions are supporting and promoting vaccination policies across the constituency of Russia and Central Asia.
Apr. 07, 2021 Russia Central Asia Constituency and the impact on public services The impact of the pandemic is very different with Russia, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan having experienced grave problems while Uzbekistan and especially Tajikistan did not have the same challenges.
Apr. 06, 2021 EPSUs’ Central European and Western Balkan Constituency of unions: vaccinations, vaccinations... The pandemic is causing high numbers of infections, hospitalisations and death in the countries of the constituency.
Feb. 17, 2021 The impact of the pandemic on public service workers – meeting over 120 union leaders in Central and Eastern Europe constituencies The union leaders met to discuss how the pandemic and the measures to contain it are effecting workers during several events.
Nov. 05, 2020 Constituency Central Europe and Western Balkan: Unions see dramatic increases in COVID19 cases Like in other constituencies unions were reporting on the impact of the Corona-virus pandemic on their countries.
May. 05, 2020 On the eve of the EU-Western Balkans Summit, EPSU calls on both sides to ensure fair and sustained development for all In the light of the COVID-19 pandemic such measures are needed more than ever.