We, economists from around the world, support essential workers’ and their trade unions’ demands for a reform of EU public procurement rules that strengthens collective bargaining and improves working conditions in labour-intensive sectors such as cleaning, security and food services. The Covid-19 pandemic underscored the critical economic value of outsourced workers in sectors such as| UNI Europa
UNI Europa and CoESS, the social partners in the private security sector, have emitted a joint declaration on Public Procurement and Collective Bargaining. Oliver Roethig, Regional Secretary of UNI Europa, said: “Competition should be about doing things better, not about cutting corners. When companies compete for public tenders, they should not be incentivised to drive| UNI Europa
BRUSSELS, 1 October 2024 – Today, 1,000 essential workers – cleaners, security guards and food service employees – from nine European countries rallied in Brussels, demanding that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen act to improve pay and conditions for millions of workers through procurement reform. Workers, trade union leaders and members of the| UNI Europa
Public money should be used to ensure good conditions and fair competition in the cleaning sector. UNI Europa and EFCI – the EU social partners in the industrial cleaning sector – have teamed up to call on the European Commission for action to this end. In their joint statement, they stress the need to move| UNI Europa
UNI Europa is the voice of 7 million services workers coming together from 242 national trade unions in 50 countries representing sectors that constitute the backbone of economic and social life in Europe.| UNI Europa
The post Scaling the capacity of social partners and building social dialogue at the national and EU-level in Personal and Household Services appeared first on UNI Europa.| UNI Europa
The European postal sector continues undergoing transformations and diversification in terms of products and services. The financial crisis that began in 2008, the complete liberalization process of the sector, the European social and economic policies launched at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic have impacted, and still continue to impact the sector. Digitalisation in the The post Postal Skills and Work Environment in the Digital Era – Project Report appeared first on UNI Europa.| UNI Europa
No public procurement without a collective agreement #ProcuringDecentWork Some highlights from UNI Europa’s ongoing campaign ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Engaging the European Parliament A key objective of the campaign has been to engage the European Parliament. We have received the support of over 130 Members of the The post Public Procurement Campaign Highlights appeared first on UNI Europa.| UNI Europa
Labour shortages and high labour turnover represent significant, long-term problems in the property services sector. UNI Europa’s affiliates decided to implement the EU-funded RETAIN project. The project aims to identify the principal causes and policy solutions regarding labour turnover and shortages in the above-mentioned sectors. The Covid-19 crisis has further exacerbated labour shortages, leading to The post RETAIN project: key documents appeared first on UNI Europa.| UNI Europa
Find below UNI Europa strategic priorities for 2021-2025: UNI Europa Strategic Priorities_EN You can also read these in DE, FR, ES, SV and IT. The post Strategic priorities 2021-2025 appeared first on UNI Europa.| UNI Europa
Find below UNI Europa strategic priorities for 2021-2025: UNI Europa Strategic Priorities_EN You can also read these in DE, FR, ES, SV and IT.| UNI Europa
The survey commissioned by UNI Europa finds a large majority of EU citizens in support of social public procurement.| UNI Europa
