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Oct. 01, 2021

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Joint Statement on Sustainable Corporate Governance

On Thursday, September 30th, leading officials of the European trade union federations EFFAT, EPSU, IndustriAll Europe and UNI Europa as well as the ETUC met with the cabinet of European Commissioner Thierry Breton (Internal Market).

Feb. 17, 2021

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What does the future hold in terms of freedom of association within the Korian group?

EPSU calls for the withdrawal of legal proceedings against a French trade union delegate

Oct. 24, 2019

Care workers fight back!

By 2030, it is estimated that 500,000 care home beds will be needed in the EU to accommodate the boom in the aging population.

Oct. 03, 2019

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EPSU tells employers on WDDW: tackle staff shortages in care. Workers deserve respect, higher pay and better working conditions

Europe’s people want quality services for the young, the disabled, the elderly and all in need of care.

Sep. 25, 2019

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Unions call on Fresenius to respect trade union rights worldwide- global agreement needed

The German worldwide operating multinational health company Fresenius is not respecting trade union and workers’ rights in all its operations.

Apr. 30, 2019

Social care workers call on strengthening the workforce perspective in the transition from institutional to community-based care

This article summarises the main topics addressed at the meeting of the EPSU Working Group Social Services on 26 February, with one focus on the transition from institutional care to community-based care and how to make this transition also work for the social care and health workforce.

Sep. 07, 2018

Building company networks and EWCs in health and social services meeting 4 September 2018

Trade unionists from all over Europe agree to step up efforts to build networks in health and social care multinationals

On 4 September, more than 40 trade union representatives from 15 European countries met in Brussels to discuss how to coordinate their activities in multinational enterprises in the health and social care sectors.

Aug. 16, 2018

20 June 2018 GMK-Protest CELENUS in Düsseldorf

EPSU challenges union rights violations by German subsidiary of French multinational ORPEA

The French multinational company ORPEA specialising in elderly care, psychiatry, rehabilitation, home care and other assistance to dependent people is massively violating trade union rights of workers in the clinics of Celenus, one of its subsidiaries in Germany.