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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 2d

We call on the European Parliament to take a strong stand:

To defend workers' rights.
To protect the Due Diligence Directive.

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etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · 6d

💇 Technical standards contribute to a healthy and safe workplace – a positive example, for hairdressers. For more, click below 👇

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@etuc-ces.bsky.social @uniglobalunion.org @mdbergfeld.bsky.social @madlenik.bsky.social

Technical standards contribute to a healthy and safe workplace – a positive example, for hairdressers.

Hairdressers use gloves every single day, particularly to do ‘wet work’ (such as applying hair dye or shampooing hair). But in spite of their constant exposure to water, cosmetics and other potentiall...

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Claes-Mikael Stahl @cmstahl.bsky.social · 14d

Good news! The new 🇪🇺🇮🇩trade agreement with Indonesia includes binding and enforceable sustainable development chapters containing a clear non-regression clause on labour rights. This is crucial, Indonesia ranks among the worst countries in the world for workers’ rights
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etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · 15d

📢 The @ec.europa.eu public consultation on the revision of #EURegulation1025/2012 on #Standardisation is out! ✍️ shorturl.at/uBdmZ

🧐 Stay tuned. And for more on our work on standardisation, click here 👉 shorturl.at/60j1A

@etuc-ces.bsky.social @cmstahl.bsky.social

European Commission - Have your say

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · 16d

📣Enough is enough!

Health workers in Spain stand up against years of cuts, precariousness and discrimination - EPSU supports them!

On 1 October, workers will be in front of the Ministry of Health in Madrid.

✊🏾 Success, comrades! #Solidarity!

FSS-CCOO @fssccoo.bsky.social · 17d

📆 El 1 de octubre volvemos a salir a las calles para reclamar un Estatuto Marco para avanzar

✍ Apunta la convocatoria

📍 1 de octubre. 12 horas. Ministerio de Sanidad

#EstatutoParaAvanzar

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 16d

Hot off the press: Negotiating the Algorithm

Our new guide ℹ️ to help workers prevent the abuse of algorithmic management and put the human back in control in their workplaces.

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etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · 20d

"Gloves on 🧤 How new protections for hairdressers help shine a light on the importance of increased trade union participation in standard-setting" @etuc-ces.bsky.social @uni-europa.bsky.social

Full article 👉 shorturl.at/bHJB6

Gloves on! How new protections for hairdressers help shine a light on the importance of increased trade union participation in standard-setting

The meaningful participation of trade unions in the development of technical standards is crucial not only to safeguard workers from hazards, but it is also good for innovation, as the recent adoption...

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · 22d

🔴New EU data shows the number of people exposed to heat waves at work has increased by 60% over the last 20 years

Workers’ rights must keep pace with climate change - we need a European directive on maximum working temperatures

📰 www.etuc.org/en/pressrele...

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EPSU @epsu.bsky.social · Sep 1

More than 1 million hectares burned this summer.

Yet firefighter numbers across Europe remain woefully low.

🔥 Read our joint call with @etuc-ces.bsky.social for investment in staffing, prevention & civil protection on Euronews👇🏾

Euronews @euronews.com · Sep 1

Unions warns of ‘low’ firefighter numbers as EU faces record wildfires

#EuropeNews

Unions warns of ‘low’ firefighter numbers as EU faces record wildfires

More than one million hectares burned in Europe in the summer of 2025. Despite the growing threat, unions warn that firefighter numbers remain 'woefully low', urging investment in staffing, prevention and civil protection.

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · Sep 1

⚠️Record wildfires show need for investments in frontline services

"It is scandalous that some countries continue to reduce firefighter numbers just as wildfires grow in size, threatening people’s lives & livelihoods" @estherlynch.bsky.social

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · Jul 23

15% of working people in the EU — around 42 million individuals — cannot afford a one-week holiday away from home

We need to stop growing inequality and re-balance the economy by cutting public funding for companies which don't respect collective bargaining

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42 million EU workers can’t afford holiday: Which countries are worst?

15% of working people in the EU — around 42 million individuals — cannot afford a one-week holiday away from home. Euronews Business takes a closer look at the issue of holiday poverty.

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · Jul 3

“It is clear for all to see that the climate is changing" said @estherlynch.bsky.social. “We urgently need our laws to keep up if we’re going to avoid countless more avoidable deaths every summer"

The New York Times covers our call for maximum working temperatures

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As Heat Grips Europe, a Struggle to Keep Workers and Customers Cool

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · Jul 1

"The heatwaves are not something that should come as a surprise to employers. We need legislation to help trade unions to negotiate."

@estherlynch.bsky.social spoke to the BBC about our call on the European Commission to deliver a directive on 🌡️ maximum working temperatures.

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etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · Jun 30

📢 Last week, the European Commission launched its call for evidence ahead of revising EU Regulation 1025/2012 on Standardisation.

🔗 Read more here: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

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etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · Jun 20

☀️Looking for some interesting Summer reading? Then look no further - our June newsletter is out!

📢For updates on trade union work in standardisation: shorturl.at/HG70s

@etuc-ces.bsky.social @cmstahl.bsky.social @lonorge.bsky.social @sindicatouso.bsky.social

ETUC Standardisation Newsletter - June 2025

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etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · Jun 10

💡"Trade union involvement in standardisation is crucial to ensure that standards are adapted to the new challenges that employees face, for example in artificial intelligence and digitalization (...)".

👉 Read the full article by Frode Engen, Secretary at @lonorge.bsky.social: shorturl.at/rdycD

Arbeidernes skjulte superverktøy

Drivstoff til bilen din, maten på tallerkenen din, lekene barna dine leker med samt mye mer, er påvirket av standarder.

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etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · Jun 2

🙋Wondering why standards matter for workers?

👉You can find out by watching the ETUC video "Standardisation Matters - Towards Better Participation of Unions" shorturl.at/Jj2Cc

@etuc-ces.bsky.social @cmstahl.bsky.social

Standardisation matters: towards better participation of trade unions

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · Jun 2

🔴 Workers’ rights in Europe are at their ‘worst level’ in at least a decade as a result of government crackdowns on the right to strike and union busting by employers, the annual Global Rights Index published today shows

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etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · May 30

🙋On 12 June, together with @lonorge.bsky.social and Standards Norway, the @etuc-ces.bsky.social is organising a seminar in Oslo "Standardisation: Why it is also Important for Unions".

👉Register to learn more about how standards affect workers: shorturl.at/RXCwW

etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · May 23

🙋Our May Newsletter is out! shorturl.at/BgEVZ

👉And if you've note yet done so, click here to subscribe: shorturl.at/TceDH

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · May 20

The ETUC Mid-Term Conference 2025 has just started in Belgrade.

European trade unions are committed to delivering a fair deal for workers in a changing world.

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · May 1

#InternationalWorkersDay

We're calling on European leaders to put the needs of working people at the top of the agenda.

From tariffs to climate change, Europe needs an industrial policy to protect & create quality jobs in every region and every sector.

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etucstandards.bsky.social @etucstandards.bsky.social · Apr 28

Today is International Workers Memorial Day. Through a dedicated edition of our standardisation newsletter, we commemorate those who have lost their lives or suffered injury due to workplace accidents and illnesses.

Full newsletter available online: shorturl.at/kRjWy

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IndustriALL Global Union @industriall-union.org · Apr 23

🕯️ 24 April marks the anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history. Over 1,100 workers, most of them women 👩‍🏭, lost their lives when the building housing several garment factories collapsed in 2013 🏚️.

Legally binding Accord delivers safer workplaces

24 April marks the anniversary of the Rana Plaza collapse, one of the deadliest industrial disasters in history. Over 1,100 workers, most of them women, lost their lives when the building housing seve...

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European Trade Unions @etuc-ces.bsky.social · Apr 14

Technology must work for people, not the other way around.

Esther Lynch is in #Warsaw to call for an EU Directive on #AIatWork to ensure:
🙋 Trade union involvement and collective bargaining
🕹 A human in control approach
🛡 Full respect for trade union right

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