Thousands of nurses and midwives dressed in white uniforms have staged a protest in Warsaw against the health care reforms announced by the ministry. The nurses and midwives object to the proposed public-private partnership schemes, which they say will cost jobs and fail to improve the quality of health care. Recent reports have indicated that the quality of health care in deteriorating, but many hospitals have reported they lack the liquidity to make the investments needed for improvements.
English: http://www.thenews.pl/1/9/Artykul/114328,Nurses-protest-in-Warsaw
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GMB, Unite and UCCATT have closed a wage agreement for craft workers employed by Amey , a company contracted to maintain roads and street lighting in Sheffield. The wage conflict arose in 2010, when the craft workers were still employed by the Sheffield municipality and the craft workers were denied a pay rise offered to other labourers employed by the municipality. One month after the workers were transferred from the municipality to Amey, the conflict was resolved. The pay deal offers a minimum raise of 10%, up to 20% for the lowest paid workers.
English: http://www.gmb.org.uk/newsroom/latest_news/pay_rise_for_sheffield_craft .
Parliamentarian Manolova criticised the fact that there was no increase of the gross salary after the collective labour contract signature. According to the Minister of Health the increase of the night shifts' payment in the healthcare sector is a step in the right direction. After the signing of the collective agreement in August an increase of the basic pay of BGN 0.50 per hour (? 0.25) was introduced.
English: http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n289148
On the occasion of the World Teachers' Day on 5 October, the affiliates of the global trade union Education International in Spain, FECCOO, FETE-UGT, STEs and CSI-CSIF, issued a joint statement in which they expressed their indignation at the central government's attack on the teaching profession in particular and on public education in general. The cuts imposed on education and professionals for the last two years are endangering the future of the country. At the present time, investments of more than €4.4 billion in education have been discontinued throughout the country.
English: http://www.ei-ie.org/en/news/news_details/2312
Workers and trade unionists will form a human chain from St£rovo (Nitra Region) via the M ria Valria bridge to Esztergom, Hungary. The event is set to take place as part of the World Day for Decent Work 2012, announced by the UN's International Labour Organization (ILO). The goal of the day is to support people's right to decent work and a decent life.
English: http://spectator.sme.sk/articles/view/47785/10/slovak_and_hungarian .
The national trade union confederation CMKOS has made known that it will be seeking wage increases to at least equal the rise in inflation next year. CMKOS said it will demand higher wage increases from companies that are doing well, but that the inflation increase will serve as the lower limit for collective bargaining. Central bank and government estimates indicate inflation is expected to be just over 2% but will be largely dependent on a possible increase in VAT rates.
English: http://praguemonitor.com/2012/10/04/trade-unions-want-wage-growth-copy ...
Trade unions vowed to step up their fight against the government's latest batch of austerity measures. The main opposition Socialist Party, the Confederation of Portuguese Industry, the country's two trade union confederations, and many newspaper headlines Thursday used the same word to describe the tax hikes planned by the government: `brutal'. Rail services were at a virtual standstill due to a strike by engineers. The Lisbon subway closed during the morning rush-hour due to a walkout, while suburban bus services were also disrupted. Further increases in income taxes are also expected.
English: http://www.kswo.com/story/19732249/transport-strikes-in-portugal-herald .
Retailers interested in expansion
October , 2012
In spite of the drop in consumption over the last three years, retailers have been active in the development process, buying new land and opening new locations. The change came this year, when the National Statistics Institute announced a consumption increase of 4% in the first six months of 2012, after three years of decreases. International retailers see the country as a market with an increased potential. In a long article the planned expansion of all important global players is cited. However, the employment impact is unclear.
English: http://www.thediplomat.ro/articol.php?id=3797
For over eight months, workers have protested in Istanbul in front of the Li&Fung, Hey Tekstil and other places. Hong Kong based Li&Fung, one of the world's largest garment trading companies, was sourcing almost all of the production at Hey Tekstil for one brand: Esprit. Over 2,000 workers have been fired over the last months. Collectively they are owed at least €4.7 million in unpaid salaries, legally-mandated severance and notification payments. Esprit and Li&Fung both have codes of conduct that state wages and benefits should be paid in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. However, wage violations at Hey Tekstil had been going on for many months prior to closure, and both companies clearly failed in their due diligence and in their obligation to mediate.
English: http://www.cleanclothes.org/urgent-actions/heytekstil-esprit
Seven megastores making up the Retail Park de Portimao (Decathlon, AKI, Staples, R dio Popular, DeBorla, Moviflor and Continente) were burnt to the ground in a fire at the end of September. The commerce, office and services workers union (CESP) has reported that employees of the retail park have started receiving letters of dismissal. The union expects the number of layoffs to rise to 400 workers.
English: http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/destroyed-retail-park-workers-given .
The Economist had already the wage comparison with a Big Mac Index and now there is the beer index. In a comparison compiled by analysts at the Swiss bank UBS it takes workers in Prague on average only 7 minutes to earn enough to buy a pivo. The figures, compiled by The Economist magazine, show roughly how long workers have to work, in a handful of countries, to be able to buy a half-litre of local beer.
English: http://www.praguepost.com/business/14458-is-czech-thirst-hard-earned.html http://www.economist.com/blogs/graphicdetail/2012/09/daily-chart-13?fsrc=scn/fb/wl .