According to figures published by Eurostat, unemployment in the 17-nation Eurozone rose to a record high in January with nearly 19 million people out of work, while inflation fell sharply. The data showed an increase to 11.9% in January from 11.85% in December 2012. Unemployment figures are coming in close to the official forecast of 12.2% for 2013; the Eurozone is not expected to return to growth until 2014.
English: http://www.france24.com/en/20130301-eurozone-unemployment-reaches ...
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The Bureau of statistics published the 2012 report on women and men. The publication consists of sections dealing with several aspects (population, health, education, social welfare and pensions, administration of justice and political power). The report includes tables and graphs and additional statistical material. One section is dedicated to employment and earnings.
English: http://www.dzs.hr/Hrv_Eng/menandwomen/men_and_women_2012.pdf
Unemployment in the fourth quarter of 2012 was 12.4% (a total of 417,300 people), representing an increase of 8.6% in the same period in 2011, according to figures released by the National Statistical Institute (NSI). Among young people aged 15 to 29, unemployment was 20.7%. The institute comes up with a figure of `discouraged persons' - in NSI parlance, those who would like to have a job but have given up trying to get one - in the 15 to 64 age bracket of 210,200 people. The figures confirm earlier alarming data on long-term youth unemployment.
English: http://sofiaglobe.com/2013/02/15/more-than-210-000-of-bulgarias-unemployed ...
http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/ewco/2012/10/BG1210011I.htm
Vasama, the Electrical Workers' Union newspaper, reported in the December issue that Estonian electrical workers were underpaid on a major construction site (car park P-Hmppi) in the city of Tampere. After the visit of union representatives some of the Estonian electricians joined the union and asked for help. Since September 2012 all workers on new construction sites have been obliged to carry identification documents containing their personal taxation numbers. The Act on the Contractor's Obligations and Liability when Work is Contracted Out also stipulates that when subcontracting takes place, the onus is on the party who has delegated this work to check that all legal obligations of their counterparty are in order and that the latter pays wages and salaries in accordance with the collective agreements. From the beginning of March 2013 the Act also applies to all older construction sites.
English: http://www.artto.kaapeli.fi/unions/T2013/q10
Focus on the contractor's obligations and liability act:
http://www.tem.fi/index.phtml?l=en&s=2643
Security workers at Dsseldorf and Hamburg airports started a one-day warning strike after wage negotiations failed to make any progress. The trade union Ver.di called on security workers at Hamburg airport to walk off the job. The union demand is an hourly wage of €14.50 and better working conditions. The federal association for safety BDSW offered €12.75 from March and then €13.50 from January 2013 - an offer that was rejected by trade union Ver.di. Negotiations will be reopened on 28 February.
English: http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Hamburg-airport-security-staff ...
The official statistical office ISTAT has a page with regular publications. It recently reported on labour indicators for large firms. In December 2012 the seasonally adjusted employment index in large firms was unchanged compared with November (+0.1% in industry and unchanged in services); net of workers in short-time working allowance increased by 0.1% (+0.2% in industry and unchanged in services). The quarterly data on (un)employment are published in the 1st week of March.
English: http://www.istat.it/en/archive/83531
In several factories the union recognition is at stake. 150 workers gathered in front of the stores for which DESA produces leather goods, and of the well-known brand Ermenegildo Zegna, supplied by ISMACO. Both companies refuse to recognize Deri-Is, the leather workers' union, and continue to violate workers' fundamental rights. A similar
case related to union recognition has led to protests at Fontana Pietro, an auto supplier plant. Here, the management began a systematic campaign to harass the members of the Birlesik Metal-Is union, including dismissals, and challenged the union's legal recognition in court.
English: http://www.industriall-union.org/struggle-continues-for-ismaco-and-desa ...
http://www.industriall-union.org/global-solidarity-ensures-union-at-auto-supplier ...
100 laid off workers that were made redundant at the former Mechel factories, after the new owners asked for insolvency, started a protest in front of the factory. The former employees said they were entitled to receive three salaries as redundancy pay within 45 days of being laid-off. In total, 700 people were made redundant in January and February.
English: http://www.romania-insider.com/former-mechel-campia-turzii-employees ...
The NUJ has reached agreement with the Guardian and Observer as compulsory redundancies have been withdrawn. They are now committed to a 12-month process of negotiating the changes necessary to bring about further cost reductions and the digital transition at the papers. Any future reductions in staffing levels will be achieved by negotiation.
English: http://www.nuj.org.uk/innerPagenuj.html?docid=2827
Data from the Statistics Department reveal that the country's official unemployment rate has fallen from 15.3% in 2011 to 13.2% in 2012. This is still above the EU average and the true figure is thought to be much higher as many people prefer to engage in seasonal work abroad instead of registering unemployed at home. With a population of around 3 million people, the country has a large and growing migrant worker population in the UK, Ireland, Sweden and other European countries. The academic community is hoping that reforms will bring about changes in the style of decision-making. So far the concept of `social dialogue' in Lithuania is often more of a monologue where stakeholders are informed about decisions that have already been made.
English: http://www.equaltimes.org/news/what-changes-will-lithuanian-education ... .