Although the number of job seekers is slowly decreasing since January 2015, the latest figures of the statistical office indicate that unemployment is going up since the beginning of 2016. The office published a detailed bulletin on the situation at the labour market (in French). The document that was produced together with the official employment office (ADEM) describes in detail the characteristics of the unemployed (age group, vocational training and education, gender, industry, sector or branch).
English: http://www.statistiques.public.lu/en/news/population/labour .
French: http://www.statistiques.public.lu/fr/actualites/population/travail .
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The dock workers trade union, Sindicato dos Estivadores, Trabalhadores do Tráfego e Conferentes Marítimos (SETC) is on strike action from 12 until 27 May, if no agreements can be reached with the management on improved working conditions. The union plans to extend its current strike action until 16 June and has also arranged for a demonstration on that day. Dozens of striking stevedores gathered outside gates at Lisbon's port on 24 May 24 and shouted at what they said were strike-breakers helping to load the containers on trucks. The dock workers and shipping companies operating at the port failed to break the deadlock in their latest talks, and seven companies said would begin lay-offs to compensate for lost income. The companies say they have lost around 10 million euros so far due to the strike. The union is demanding greater job security and automatic promotions every three years, as well as higher pay.
English: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/may/24/police-help-lisbon-port .
http://shipandbunker.com/news/emea/666991-portuguese-ports-set-for-more-disruption .
Port workers walked off the job on 26 May for 48 hours to protest against the sale of the country's two biggest ports, which Athens has promised to international lenders in exchange for much-needed bailout loans. The port workers trade union fears job cuts after the selling and is of the opinion that selling the ports is a mistake that won't help bring growth.
English: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-eurozone-greece-port-protests .
The metalworkers' trade unions FIOM, FIM and UILM have announced a 12-hour strike and no overtime for two days after no agreement was reached with the federation of metalworking companies Federmeccanica on the renewal of the collective agreement. Last month, thousands of metalworkers went on strike against Federmeccanica's proposal for the renewal of the contract, which unions say give pay rises to only 5% of workers, those who are currently under the regulated minimum.
English: http://www.ansa.it/english/news/2016/05/24/metalworkers-unions-announce .
Nurses at one of the country's largest specialist paediatric hospitals, the Children's Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw, are on strike, with patients being sent to other institutions. The nurses demand that managers fulfil promises made earlier this year to increase wages. The nurses have received only part of a promised PLN 400 (around 90 euro) increase. A spokesperson for the nurses' trade union at the hospital said that low wages `pose a threat to the lives of the hospitalised children', as more and more nurses are leaving the hospital due to being underpaid.
English: http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/254121,Nurses-strike-at-Warsaw-hospital
Madrid metro workers concluded to hold a three-day strike, including partial interruptions in the transport service, to demand a new collective agreement. According to the sectoral trade union organisations, the call for strike took place after 27 meetings and six months of negotiations, in which there was no progress regarding future employment contracts. The six unions involved in the negotiations said the company intends to increase the working hours without a salary increase.
English: http://www.plenglish.com/index.php .
The labour market is becoming overheated with more and more employers reporting difficulty filling their vacancies with qualified labour, due to the shrinking pool of suitable employees. Sectors most affected by the shortages are IT and industrial production. While employers have started searching abroad for labour, the labour ministry refuses to ease employment requirements for people from non-EU member countries and would like to see vacancies filled by people registered with job offices or those lured back home.
English: http://spectator.sme.sk/c/20168355/foreigners-fill-job-gaps.html
The government proposals - in line with EU recommendations - to cut red tape, scrap various fees, and reduce public debt by cost-cutting at state-owned firms as well as reforming the health and pension sectors are received by most actors with scepticism. Critics, including the national employers' association, HUP, say the main worry is implementation. Successive governments failing put promised reforms into action. The fact that people are leaving or planning to leave is a direct reflection of dissatisfaction with the failure of the government to drive the economy forward. Public sector trade unions have serious doubts about the plans.
English: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-croatia-economy-reforms .
The Teachers Union of Ireland (TUI) is calling on members to accept the proposed agreement with the Department of Education and Skills. In a communication to members, the TUI has stated that the proposed agreement provides tangible concessions with additional stepping stones for further progress on workload, terms and conditions, bureaucracy and professional autonomy.
English: http://www.waterford-news.ie/2016/05/23/teachers-demand-end-to-lansdowne .
The general secretary of the train drivers' union, ASLEF, has welcomed the strong mandate from GTR Southern & Gatwick Express members who voted overwhelmingly in favour of taking action over the dispute concerning the extension of driver only operations. 95.8% of our members voted Yes to taking part in industrial action short of a strike and 84.4% voted Yes to taking part in a strike, on a turnout of over 82%.
English: http://www.aslef.org.uk/information .