International Relations

FABI @ ETUC ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON EWC

Today, information and consultation in transnational companies is a right in 28 EU Member States.

More than 1200 European Works Councils are established, which amounts to 19 millions of workers represented at supra-national level.

Attendees of the forum were European Union members .

From FABI attended Monica Brugnoli, also member of EWC of Barclays.
European Works Councils have proven vital to the development of transnational industrial relations.

They help reconcile economic and social objectives within the Single Market. In particularly through the decisive role they play in anticipating and managing change responsibly, they allow for prevention or mitigation the negative effects of restructuring.

In conclusion, gathered all considerations from the forum, CES declares that will work until the end of 2016 in order present the request for a revision of directive or going ahead and expoit better the present directive .

Final decision will be presented at that time.