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Pre-ILC meeting of European region
The PERC meeting to launch regional preparations for the International Labour Conference took place virtually on 9 April.
PERC Women Committee meeting
PERC Women Committee meeting took place on 17th of March with participation of all committee members and some observers from PERC Youth committee, PERC organizations and Fredrich Ebert Stiftung. The main theme for the meeting was adoption of the PERC women committee’s Work plan for this year and work on the follow up Declaration on COVID-19 crisis and gender.
EU-Georgia Association Council must do more for workers’ rights
The EU-Georgia Association Council meeting on 16 March is called on to do more to advance workers’ rights and European values by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and Georgian Trade Union Confederation (GTUC).
PERC Steering Committee meeting
The PERC Steering Committee on its regular meeting on 10th of March discussed the preparations for the ITUC General Council, ITUC agenda regarding the International Labour Conference, OSH campaign, the ETUC priorities and actions, also in a view of the EU external support to the cooperating partners to face challenges of COVID-19 recovery and vaccination and the need for social partners involvement in monitoring and control of respective actions taken by the national governments.
PERC Youth Committee’s statement for International Women’s Day
There are still significant differences in the level of earnings between women and men, and this problem was further exacerbated during the COVID-19 crisis. A year later, the pandemic made it clear that the work that women do - both paid and unpaid - is crucial to sustaining our society and economy, even in the most unusual circumstances. As union leaders and workers in health and care, cleaning, food retail, and as unpaid caregivers at home, women have been at the center of this crisis.
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Slovakia: KOZ SR: The submitted Recovery Plan will not help us catch up on Europe
Below you can find a press release of KOZ SR on the Recovery and Resilience plan in Slovakia.
Turkey: policies and measures applied in fighting against COVID-19
Here you can find a briefing on updated policies and measures applied in fighting against COVID-19 in Turkey, prepared by HAK-IS confederation.
HAK-IS 10th International Meeting on Women’s Labour with the theme of "The Place of Working Women from HAK-IS in the Union Movement"
HAK-IS confederation successfully held its 10th International Meeting on Women’s Labour with the theme of "The Place of Working Women from HAK-IS in the Union Movement" at the Headquarters of Confederation on 8th of March 2021.
Russian Federation: Trade unions obtain new teleworking legislation
New legislation adopted by the parliament of the Russian Federation will offer several benefits to workers by reinforcing social dialogue and collective agreements. The new law will enter into force on 1 January 2021.
