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Apr. 16, 2017

2017 April epsucob@NEWS 07

New decent work guidelines for multinationals

(April 2017) The International Labour Organisation has issued new guidelines for multinational enterprises. The revision has added to the longstanding ILO declaration by adding principles addressing specific decent work issues related to social security, forced labour, transition from the informal to the formal economy, wages, access to remedy and compensation of victims. The principles have been agreed with employers, trade unions and governments and set out responsibilities for public authorities.

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Sep. 11, 2017

ETUC Pay Rise Campaign: End robbery of Europe’s workers

Europe needs a pay rise to reverse slump in wage share and to ensure a fairer redistribution of productivity gains.The share of economic output going to working people as wages

Oct. 22, 2013

Trade union training on CSR - Open call for tender

(22 October 2013) ETUC has published the final report “ Corporate Social Responsibility – Union Thinking on the EU Strategy 2011-2014 for Corporate Social Responsibility”. The publication represents the final

Jun. 20, 2011

EWC considers strategy, company finance, transport merger, health and safety and CSR

(20 June 2011) The CEO of Veolia Antoine Frerot explained to members the changes in strategy of the company to ensure its longer- term growth and profitability. A concentration on

Sep. 13, 2011

Skills, CSR, Energy Road Map on agenda – concerns about state of social dialogue

(13 September 2011) The trade union delegation underlined their concerns about the general situation of social dialogue in Europe. In several countries governments allow collective agreements to be opened up

Oct. 10, 2011

Social partners address nuclear safety, CSR and training and skills

(10 October 2011) The trade unions had presented a position on the safety of nuclear energy to Eurelectric, the employers organization. It provided it’s amendments and the unions will consider

Jan. 18, 2012

Reporting on CSR in the electricity sector – the utility sector supplement

(18 January 2012) Electricity companies that wish to achieve a positive evaluation regarding their Corporate Social Responsibility Policies will have to report in accordance with the socalled Electricity Utility Sector

Mar. 27, 2012

Energy road map 2050, restructuring, CSR, skills and training, nuclear safety

(27 March 2012) The employers and unions of the electricity sector considered a dense agenda at their meeting 16 March 2012. The agenda reflects the large number of issues of

Nov. 21, 2012

Electricity social partners consider skill council, training, CSR, and internal market electricity and gas

(20 November 2012) Training was the main issue. The unions and employers considered the [follow up of their conference->art8856] on the Future of Jobs and Skills in the European electricity

Mar. 25, 2013

Training, employment, CSR, sector skill council on agenda of electricity social partners

(25 March 2013) The European social partners in the electricity sector continued their work on a number of burning issues and concluded with agreements. The social partners [adopted three texts->art9367]

May. 27, 2013

Skills, CSR, employment, South East European energy community discussed in electricity social dialogue

(27 May 2013) Agreement was reached to continue exploring the establishment of a [sector skill council in the electricity sector->art8856] which can respond to developments on the labour market, new

Jan. 22, 2014

First follow-up of Joint position on the social aspects of Corporate Social Responsibility

European Social Dialogue Committee for the Electricity Sector, EURELECTRC/industriAll Europe/ EPSU Positive actions on Training/Health & safety/Equal opportunity & Diversity (22 January 2014) Following the 2009 Joint Statement on the

Feb. 20, 2019

Stop ISDS campaign

'Time to end ISDS' - please support the Alliance!

EPSU and PSI recently signed up to a broad alliance that is campaigning to end Investor-State-Dispute-Settlement (ISDS), a parallel justice system only accessible to corporations.

May. 16, 2019

Trade unions set up global union network in German multinational Fresenius 16 May 2019, Frankfurt

Trade unions set up global union network in German multinational Fresenius active in care and renal dialysis

The German company Fresenius active across the global in care, renal dialysis and medical products is quickly building a reputation of a company that does not respect its workers.

Oct. 03, 2019

Civil society organisation call for EU human rights and environmental due diligence legislation

Trade unions join call for human rights and environmental due diligence legislation

EPSU has co-signed an appeal of 88 organisations which demands the European Commission introduce new corporate accountability legislation requiring companies to respect human rights and the environment in their global value chains and operations.