Denmark: new collective agreement for private sector approved A new collective bargaining agreement was approved by trade union members, securing employment conditions for around 600,000 private sector workers for the coming years. Around 79% of the union members who voted did so in favour of the... Find out more

On the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza factory collapse, the Make Amazon Pay coalition is urging Amazon to sign the International Accord for health and safety in the textile and garment industry. The International Accord is a legally binding agreement between more than 200 garment brands and... Find out more

On 18 April 2023, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) warned that the UK government is failing to protect workers from being ‘exploited’ by new AI technologies. The warning came as politicians, tech leaders, regulators and unions met for the TUC AI conference in London. The press release stresses AI... Find out more

The European Year of Skills will be officially launched on 9 May 2023, but debates about labour shortages should not be focusing only on skills. Labour shortages in the European Union (EU) are currently rising more due to low wages and poor working conditions than as a result of workers’ lack of... Find out more

According to the recent publication of the ETUI "Benchmarking Working Europe 2023. Europe in transition - Towards sustainable resilience,"[1] published last March, Europe is at the crossroad of four transitions which impact the livelihood of European workers: a green and technological transition, an... Find out more

IPCC 6th assessment report – synthesis On 20 March 2023, climate scientists published another ‘last warning’ on the climate emergency. The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the synthesis report of its 6th assessment on the state of the global climate crisis. This synthesis draws... Find out more

In February 2023, the Education Department of the ETUI, in partnership with the French General Confederation of Labour (CGT) and the Institute of the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE), led a training activity at the CGT training centre in the suburbs of Paris called 'Energy poverty in the... Find out more

The United Nations Water Conference 2023 is an important step towards addressing water insecurity, a critical issue in the face of climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Following the United Nations agreement to protect the world's oceans, this conference brings together nations to... Find out more

On 10 March 2023, the European Council and the Parliament reached a provisional agreement to reform the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, which lays down rules and obligations for achieving the EU’s 2030 energy efficiency targets. The agreement aims to reduce final energy consumption at EU level by 11... Find out more

On 16 March, the EU Commission presented a proposal for a regulation (the Critical Raw Materials Act) and a communication that included potential actions to secure the supply of ‘critical raw materials’ which are needed for its digital and green transitions. The Commission’s plans need to be seen in... Find out more