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Newsletter February, 2022

Spain: first collective agreement for platform workers

February, 2022
  • On 17 December 2021, delivery platform Just Eat and the CCOO and UGT trade union confederations signed the first collective agreement for food delivery workers in Spain.
  • It regulates wages, working time and conditions and came into force in January 2022.

Sri Lanka: new union-employer agreement for garment workers

February, 2022
  • On 23 December 2021, employer association Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and garment worker unions signed an agreement on how to address workplace issues for garment workers, especially during the pandemic and establishing bipartite health & safety committees, access to dispute resolution mechanisms and guarantees on the right to organise.

World Employment Confederation-Europe and UNI-Europa, adopted joint recommendations for sustaining economic and social recovery

February, 2022
  • On 1 February 2022, the World Employment Confederation-Europe (WEC Europe) and the European trade union UNI-Europe have reached an important understanding by signing the Joint Recommendations for the sector's recovery.
Newsletter February, 2022

Spain: first collective agreement for platform workers

February, 2022
  • On 17 December 2021, delivery platform Just Eat and the CCOO and UGT trade union confederations signed the first collective agreement for food delivery workers in Spain.
  • It regulates wages, working time and conditions and came into force in January 2022.

Sri Lanka: new union-employer agreement for garment workers

February, 2022
  • On 23 December 2021, employer association Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF) and garment worker unions signed an agreement on how to address workplace issues for garment workers, especially during the pandemic and establishing bipartite health & safety committees, access to dispute resolution mechanisms and guarantees on the right to organise.

World Employment Confederation-Europe and UNI-Europa, adopted joint recommendations for sustaining economic and social recovery

February, 2022
  • On 1 February 2022, the World Employment Confederation-Europe (WEC Europe) and the European trade union UNI-Europe have reached an important understanding by signing the Joint Recommendations for the sector's recovery.
Newsletter January, 2022

New Eurofond report on integrating digital tools in social dialogue

January, 2022
  • The recently published Eurofund report analyses how social partners are increasingly adopting technological solutions to improve the services that they provide to their members and facilitate collective bargaining processes.
  • It shows that the way social partners use digital technologies varies greatly across the EU Member States, Norway and the United Kingdom (UK).

Spain: major labour reform agreed by social partners

January, 2022
  • In Spain, on 24 December 2021, trade unions, employers’ associations and the Government reached a triangular agreement on labour reform.
  • After approval in the Council of Ministers, the agreement was translated into Royal Decree-Law No. 32/2021 of 28 December 2021 on urgent measures for labour reform, guarantee for stable employment and transformation of the job market.

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