Swiss building workers demand fair payment
Close to 5,500 angry construction workers took to the streets on Saturday 21 October in Switzerland to demand a 150 francs-a-month wage increase. Employers have refused to agree a general pay ...
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Dutch FNV Pay Rise campaign online
The ETUC’s Dutch affiliate FNV has set up a new website page to highlight the campaign for higher wages. As Europe recovers from the crisis, companies and shareholders are benefitting from ...
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World Day of Decent Work
By Esther Lynch, ETUC Confederal Secretary On October 7 every year, trade unions on every continent mark World Day for Decent Work. Decent work needs to be at the top of everyone’s agenda – ...
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Wages, profits and corporate greed – Short term greed is the enemy of fair wages
In this paper, we show that wages, which are an important engine of growth in Europe, are being held back by an increasing amount of profits being paid out to shareholders. Europe needs a pay ...
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