A turning point: Why the CJEUâs minimum wages ruling matters
By upholding the Minimum Wages Directive, the CJEU has set a clear signal: fair wages and strong collective bargaining are central to Europeâs social future. The judgment empowers governments to lift wage floors and tackle in-work poverty with renewed confidence.
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Webinar on 'The right to disconnect and a weekly common day of rest'
On June 1, CESI and the European Sunday Alliance held a webinar on the right to disconnect and a weekly common day of rest.
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Ioanna Papageorgiou, Researcher at the NoBias Project
CESI@home on corona recovery and resilience plans
On May 28, CESI held a timely event on the national Corona recovery and resilience plans and the role of trade unions and social partners
CESI consultation statement on collective bargaining for the self-employed
CESI published public consultation statement on the conciliation of EU competition law with the right to collective bargaining for the self-employed. In the position, which is part of a response to a public consultation which the European Commission is currently undertaking, CESI calls on the European Commission clarify how those in precarious solo-employment may benefit from a right to collective bargaining, and hence higher and adequate wages, without interfering with EU competition law, which currently may forbid this right on the grounds that this would constitute an illegal cartel-forming.
CESI Talks - The EU and workers with Pierre Joassart, lawyer and scientific associate at UCL
CESI Talks - L'UE e i lavoratori con Giuseppe Catanzaro, Avvocato Diritto del Lavoro
CESI welcomes business taxation plans of the European Commission
CESI welcomes the European Commission's plan on effective and fair business taxation which was published today.
CESI on International Nurses Day
CESI recognizes the nursesâ invaluable contribution to our healthcare and speaks up against understaffing
CESI@home on the European Green Deal: How to bring the environmental and the social together?
On May 12, CESI held an online discussion on the initiative of the European Commission for a âGreen Dealâ, the political commitment towards a carbon-neutral Europe by 2050.
CESI Talks â LâUE e i lavoratori con Daniela Rondinelli, Deputata al Parlamento Europeo (IT)
Road to Porto: Delivering Social Rights to Young People
CESI Youth and StartNet kicked-off the #EUSocialSummit21 in Porto by providing young people, youth organisations and stakeholders with an online civic space to raise their voice.
European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions
The European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) is a confederation of 40 trade union organisations from 20 European countries and 4 European trade union organisations, with a total of more than 5 million individual members. 1 further trade union organisations enjoys observer status.
Demands of independent trade unions for a successful implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights
CESI releases the demands of independent trade unions in Europe for a successful implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Call for tender - EU-funded project âThe world of work in the postal sector in 2030â - EU social dialogue "Postal services"
In the framework of the European social dialogue committee for the postal sector (SDC), the social partners - POSTEUROP, UNI Europa Post & Logistics, and CESI â have launched the project âThe world of work in the postal sectorâ co-funded by the European Commission, which will run for 2 years (24 months) from April 2021 onwards. For that purpose, they launch a call for tenders for external expertise.
Otto Aiglsperger on the current challenges facing well functioning public service delivery
Statement by Otto Aiglsperger, GĂD/Eurofedop and President of the CESI expert commission âPublic Administrationâ
World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Anticipate, prepare and respond to crises
CESI Talks â The EU and workers with Petros Fassoulas, SG of the European Movement International
#CESItalks
Road to Porto: Delivering Social Rights for Young People
How to ensure youth & employment policies reach their final âdestinationâ under the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan
CESI@home addresses the importance of public services for fair and resilient societies
Ahead of Istanbul Convention 10th anniversary, women CSOs and trade unionists sound the alarm on womenâs rights roll back in Europe
CESI statement on possible EU measures to improve work in the platform economy
As a first social partner consultation by the European Commission on possible action addressing challenges related to working conditions in platform work came to a close, CESI issued a contribution with its priorities for better work in the platform economy.
World Health Day 2021: what role for trade unions in building resilient healthcare systems post-Covid19?
On the occasion of the World Health Day, April 7th, and in the frame of the EU-funded project âSocial talks - social dialogue for a better tomorrowâ, CESI and its member Trade Union of Montenegrin Physicians organised a round-table reflection on the needs of our healthcare systems in a post Covid-19 setting for better healthcare provision â with a particular focus on the Western Balkans.
CESI Talks â The EU and workers with professors Dr. Luca Ratti and Dr. Sonja Bekker
CESI statement on a possible Communication of the European Commission on business taxation for 21st century
CESI Talks â LâUE e i lavoratori al tempo del Covid19 con Rosita Zucaro, avvocato e ricercatrice presso lâIstituto Nazionale per lâAnalisi delle Politiche Pubbliche Ăš un Ente Pubblico di Ricerca (INAPP)
CESI calls for investments in the health sector
In the EU-28, the shortfall of health workers in the overall sector was estimated at 1.6 million in 2013 and is predicted to grow to 4.1 million by 2030.
CESI welcomes the European Child Guarantee: For children, with children â and teachers and carers
CESI Insides mit Thomas Sohst, Vertreter des Deutschen Bundeswehrverbands und designierter Vorsitzender der CESI Expertenkommission âVerteidigungâ
CESI Womenâs Rights Commission calls on Turkey to reverse its withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention
