Evidence fuels demand for higher wages

Low wages are holding back recovery in the EU. Official confirmation came from EU Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs Pierre Moscovici. Unveiling the EU’s Autumn 2017 economic ...

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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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In-work poverty: a growing social problem

The ETUC’s #ourpayrise campaign is highlighting the unacceptably low wages being imposed on workers across Europe, since the economic crisis took hold in 2008. A newly published study by ...

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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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