Company policy and EWCs, Migration
Fighting for the rights of migrants and asylum-seekers
Migration has major implications for public services not least because of the significant contribution of migrant workers to the provision of public services in many European countries. Thousands of public service employees across Europe work in areas related to migrations and asylum-seeking. Unfortunately, the European and national response to asylum-seekers has often fallen pitifully short of what should be expected from one of the wealthiest regions in the world and EPSU has been arguing hard for a change of approach, criticising the European Union’s policies which continue to focus on tightening borders, pushing back refugees and outsourcing asylum duties to third countries. EPSU, along with PSI, has also been calling for an end to privatisation and increased public investment in the public services that are vital to ensure the safe and effective integration of migrants and asylum-seekers into society. This briefing, prepared for EPSU's 2019 Congress provides some background on EPSU's activities in this area.
New report documents extend of private fire-fighting and other emergency services in Europe
Some governments and municipal authorities privatise emergency services like ambulances and firefighting. This in turn gives rise to the operation of multinational companies. PSIRU’s Jane Lethbridge researched the extend of
EON's Performance to WIN - Multinational Company Restructuring: tackling the impact of the crisis through stronger transnational trade union coordination
- [report of the meeting->art6134] Meeting of the European Federation of Public Service Unions (EPSU) EON’s Performance to Win European Trade Union Response 26 January 2010, Brussels International Trade Union
Energy European Works Council representatives consider CSR, Corporate Policies, EWC Directive
(15 December 2009) Representatives of a large number of European Works Councils in the energy sector discussed the role of the EWC in corporate policies, corporate social responsibility and transnational
Hearings on Disclosure of Company information on Social, Environmental and Governance Information
(Brussels, 29 January 2010) The European Commission is organizing a series of hearings on the reporting of environmental, social and governance information by companies. A workshop directed at trade unions
The Dutch trade union AbvaKabo finalised negotiations on a social action plan in EON, 25 January
(3 February 2010) The plan is available at: [http://ovanrijswijk.posterous.com/eon-sociaal-plan->http://ovanrijswijk.posterous.com/eon-sociaal-plan] Key points include that the company (EON) will: - Support workers in finding alternative employment. In principle at E.on: placement should