Welcome to the 11th ETUC Congress

09h00 Guest speaker: Antonio Fernandez Garcia, Advisor for Employment. Junta de Andalucia Guest speaker: Jesús Caldera Sánchez-Capitán, Spanish Minister of Labour
09h10 Continuation of session 4
10h30 Session 5: On the offensive for: A stronger European Union
13h00 Closing session Addressing Congress General Secretary of the ETUC Retiring President of the ETUC New President of the ETUC
13h30 End of the 11th ETUC Congress
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Press Releases

European trade unions plan action in support of eu charter of fundamental rights (24/05)

Trade union delegates from 36 European countries today backed a call by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) to demonstrate, in view of the forthcoming EU Summit in Brussels on 21-22 June, for the European Charter of Fundamental Rights to be included as a legally binding part of any agreed treaty reform.

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Speeches

Introduction Chapter 5 – Strategy and Action Plan, the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Seville Manifesto (24/05)

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debates

The fight against climate change is a serious and unprecedented challenge for employment (23/05)

A new study carried out by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), the French organisation Syndex, and the German and Spanish Wuppertal and Istas Institutes, shows that climate change represents a serious and unprecedented challenge for employment policies and for the social partners: the anticipated job gains and losses are sizeable, and no sector can afford to ignore the consequences of climate change, whether they feel the direct impact of global warming or have to suffer or deal with the consequences – either positive or negative – of the measures taken to combat it.
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