After a settlement in principle was concluded, different interpretations of the way forward made it necessary to enter into fresh talks. After an extraordinary meeting of the Social Partnership Council, trade unions and the management of the Ministry concluded that salaries in the Ministry of Interior should increase in 2017. The trade unions that demand increases between 15 to 20% said that while there is a normal dialogue, there will be no protests. On the other hand, unions have clearly take a stand against too low wages.
English: http://www.novinite.com/articles/180761/Interior+Ministry+Management …
http://www.novinite.com/articles/180804/Trade+Union+in+Interior+Ministry …
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The social partners in construction made a joint effort to lobby in Brussels against wage dumping. Trade union GBH and the employers’ organisation had several talks with representatives from EU institutions. The partners informed the EU representatives about a research outcome, titled ‘Wage and social dumping in construction’, prepared by the Graz University. This study reveals that workers from neighbouring countries can work 30% cheaper, because of the circumvention of social security and other mandatory payments.
German: http://www.oegb-eu.at/servlet …
The report (summary in German): http://www.oegb-eu.at/servlet/Blob …
The education trade unions have organised a strike that came under strong pressure. A court decreed that minimum services had to be delivered on the day of the teachers’ strikes that coincided with school exam. The unions are demanding an elimination of precariousness of educational and non-educational staff, a defreeze of the career progression, the establishment of a retirement scheme and a harmonisation of working time. The unions also want to be involved in future education and training policy reforms.
English: http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/school-exams-to-go-ahead-despite …
https://www.csee-etuce.org/en/news/archive/2082-portugal-education-trade-unions …
The collective agreement for employees of an individual employer (formerly known as domestic employees) dates back to 1999 and covers approximately 1.3 million employees, most of whom are part-time workers. There are around 320,000 maternal assistants for which the CFDT signed a national collective agreement ten years ago. Despite this collective agreement, employers often violate the labour code by imposing long work hours on and breaching contracts with maternal employees. The CFDT has been actively working in national negotiations to ensure that these maternal assistants are recognised and treated like all other employees. An activist for the defence of domestic workers' rights presented her experiences in a book.
English: https://www.opendemocracy.net/beyondslavery/dws/zita-cabais-obra …
A call for strike of some of the transport trade unions affected flights, trains, buses and metro services. The strike caused serious disruptions. The unions wanted to protest against further privatisation and liberalisation of the transport sector. Other demands were the renewal of the collective agreements with real pay increases and reduction of working time.
English: http://www.gazzettadelsud.it/news/english/248832/strikes-plunge-italy …
http://www.euronews.com/2017/06/16/transport-strike-brings-black-friday …
https://www.thelocal.it/20170615/italy-gears-up-for-a-day-of-transport-strikes
A Flash Report prepared by the European Social Policy Network (ESPN) provides information on recent social policy developments. The study points to the extreme financial and related difficulties faced by parents with school-aged children who are in receipt of social assistance. The study also contains policy recommendations. Part of the research was an analysis of the coping strategies of poor households in which at least one child was of a school age. A survey of 207 households, recipients of Guaranteed Minimum Income Support, reveals that these households live almost exclusively on state support (Minimum Income and child benefits) but their overall disposable income covers just over half of their basic needs.
English: http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet …
Workers at the TV channel France 24 stopped work on 16 June 2017 in a dispute over ‘unhealthy’ shift hours. Journalists and technicians at the TV network France 24 staged a walkout, accusing their employers of not respecting a deal on working conditions. More than 120 staff at the news channel stopped work and picketed its headquarters in protest at what they claimed was the company’s refusal to implement a 2015 agreement addressing ‘unsociable and unhealthy’ hours.
English: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/15/france-24-staff-strike …
There have been massive protests against the activities of Uber. Zurich’s government has stated that UberPop drivers who do not have a taxi permit are operating illegally and could be fined. Drivers must obtain authorisation from local authorities and install a tachograph in their vehicles to monitor speed, driving time and rest times. The national post carrier SBB decided not to make use of the Uber after pressure from the trade unions. The unions said that Uber refuses to pay workers a decent wage and does not contribute to their social security.
English: https://www.thelocal.ch/20170616/uberpop-drivers-in-zurich …
French: http://www.uss.ch/themes/travail/droits-syndicaux/article …
German: http://www.sgb.ch/themen/arbeit/arbeitsrechte/artikel …
Port docker trade unions have called fresh strikes stretching into July in protest at reforms in the sector, adding to several days of stoppages that have dented trade revenue in the country. The port terminals have already been hit by major disruptions as container shipping companies re-routed their cargos to avoid strikes in the country, opting for Portugal, Malta or Morocco instead. Dockers are angry over reform of port labour practices passed by the lawmakers in mid-May, which aimed to crack down on closed-shop hiring in a heavily unionised sector. Subsequent negotiations over how to implement the new rules between employers and workers broke down in a dispute over how to safeguard 6,000 jobs. The strikes had so far caused losses of 110 million euro to the economy, according to a statement by the public works ministry.
English: https://www.reuters.com/article/spain-ports …
https://www.thelocal.es/20170614/spains-dockers-up-fight-for-jobs-with-two-day-strike
In a UNICEF publication ‘Report Card 14: Building the Future: Children and the Sustainable Development Goals in Rich Countries’ 41 high-income countries were assessed in relation to children and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The report finds that one in five children live in relative income poverty measured at 60 percent of the median household income in the UK. 34 percent of children experience multi-dimensional poverty. The country ranks in the bottom third under the goal of decent work an employment (31st out of 40 countries) with 8.4 percent of 15-19-year-old not in education, employment and training.
English: https://www.unicef.org.uk/press-releases/unicef-uk-uk-not-yet-meeting …