A financial and administrative solution is necessary to help the EU social dialogue survive!

On 25 January 2023, the European Commission presented an initiative to further strengthen and promote social dialogue at national and EU level. The initiative aims to empower social dialogue to adapt to the digital and climate transitions as well as the emergence of new forms of employment.

The  initiative  includes  a  proposal  for  a  Council Recommendation,  which  sets  out  how  EU  countries can further strengthen social dialogue and collective bargaining at national level. We consider that increasing capacity building at national level is positive, as long as the autonomy of the social partners is fully respected.

The Commission also presented a Communication on reinforcing and promoting social dialogue at EU level. HOTREC very much welcomes the encouragement for social partners to look at new forms of work and atypical employment, and to communicate widely about the benefits of social dialogue and collective agreements. We also fully support that social partners have access to relevant information and support from national governments.

Nevertheless, social partners hope that the European Commission puts forward, as soon as possible, a solution covering the logistical and financial support needed for social partners to be able to continue to organise their sectoral social dialogue committees. In this sense, a joint letter, co-signed by the social partners was sent to Vice-President Dombrovskis and Commissioner Schmit in February 2023.

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Meeting DG HOME + DG GROW: Ukrainian refugees
01/03/2023    
14:00 - 15:00
On 1 March 2023, HOTREC held a meeting with DG Home and DG GROW on the Ukrainian refugees topic.  Participants to the meeting European Commission [...]
Pact for Skills - coordination meeting
02/03/2023    
15:00 - 16:30
Main outcome of the meeting available
09 Mar
09/03/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
Presentation and draft minutes are now available.
European Platform Undeclared Work - Ukraine refugees sub-group
09/03/2023    
10:00
Participants:  Participants of ELA (European Labour Authority), labour inspectors from Member States, European Federation of Employers; HOTREC (Marta Machado) Agenda Subgroup on displaced persons and [...]
10 Mar
10/03/2023    
11:00 - 12:00
ExCom Video Conference Link ExCom draft agenda - 10 March 2023 Draft Minutes of ExCom meeting of 25 January 2023 Antitrust Statement HOTREC Statutes HOTRE [...]
14 Mar
14/03/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
We are delighted to invite you to the Social Affairs Working Group meeting, taking place on 14 March 2023, online. Please register by using this [...]
Sectoral Social Dialogue meeting
20/03/2023    
10:00 - 13:00
We are delighted to invite you to the next Sectoral Social Dialogue (SSD) meeting, which will be hybrid, taking place on 20 March 2023 (from [...]
23 Mar
23/03/2023    
10:00 - 12:00
SAVE THE DATE: 23 March Exact timing and agenda TBC
Online Series: 90 Minutes to Close The Loop
30/03/2023    
14:00 - 15:30
Online Series: 90 Minutes to Close The Loop Episode 9 – broadcast live on the 30th of March 2023 at 14:00 to 15:30 Roadmap for [...]
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