European Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities

Siemens unions want job guarantees, threaten with strike

praguemonitor.com     yesterday   2 related          

The unions of railway vehicles producer Siemens Kolejova vozidla (SKV) want guarantees from parent concern Siemens that employees will have work even when they leave the company, Kovo union head Josef Stredula said Thursday.                

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Czech EU commissioner Spidla joins CSSD's campaign-press

ceskenoviny.cz     Jul 24, 2008          

Prague- Czech EU commissioner Vladimir Spidla has joined the preparation of the senior opposition Social Democrats' (CSSD) campaign for elections to the European Parliament (EP) that will take place next year, the daily Pravo...                

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eitb24.com: There were several rallies when the U.S. owned car parts maker Delphi Corp. shut its factory at Puerto Real. Photo: EFE eitb24.com

EU to give €10.5 million to retrain Spanish car workers hurt by globalization

iht.com     Jul 23, 2008   6 related          

More than 1,500 Spanish workers put out of work when a car parts company moved to lower-wage Morocco will get €10.5 million (US$16.7 million) to help pay for retraining, the European Commission said Wednesday. The money will...                

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Barroso calls for more concessions from developing economies ahead of WTO talks

euobserver.com     Jul 21, 2008   418 related          

LEIGH PHILLIPS Today @ 09:21 CET All eyes are on Geneva on Monday (21 July) as world trade talks open in a last-ditch attempt at reaching a global agreement some seven years after discussions were launched. European Commission...                

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Sarkozy pushes for more control of European Central Bank

euobserver.com     Jul 21, 2008   10 related          

RENATA GOLDIROVA Today @ 09:38 CET French President Nicolas Sarkozy, a long-time critic of the European Central Bank's monetary policy, is set to push for a change in the way the Frankfurt-based body is run. According to the...                

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Bulgaria and Romania taken to task by Brussels over corruption

euobserver.com     Jul 21, 2008   129 related          

ELITSA VUCHEVA Today @ 09:28 CET EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS – The European Commission is on Wednesday (23 July) set to strongly criticise Bulgaria and Romania for their failure to take effective action against corruption. Brussels...                

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EU Calls on Germany to Explain East European Job Block

dw-world.de     Jul 19, 2008   2 related          

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The EU feels Germany is unfairly keeping out unskilled workers The European Union's employment commissioner on Saturday asked Germany to explain its decision to keep its labor...                

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warwick.ac.uk: Professor Robert Lindley warwick.ac.uk

Professor Robert Lindley

warwick.ac.uk     Jul 18, 2008          

Academic Qualifications BSc (Physics) University of London MSc (Operational Research) London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London PhD (Economics) University of Warwick Employment 1981- Professor,...                

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OECD: Labour rights on the agenda

union-network.org     Jul 18, 2008          

OECD: Labour rights on the agenda Description / Introduction: This year’s roundtable dealt with the issue of responsible employment practices and industrial relations. Keynote speakers talked about global framework agreements...                

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Human Rights Watch calls on EU nations to back discrimination directive

pinknews.co.uk     Jul 17, 2008   2 related          

A New York-based human rights group has called on the member states of the European Union to implement a new directive on discrimination. "No citizen within the EU should have less protection or less equality than others," said...                

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