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2020-03-24 12:00

Prof. Marcello Pacifico – National President of ANIEF, as well as CISAL Confederal Secretary and CONFEDIR Organizing Secretary, spoke on the dramatic situation in Italy, about the consequences related to the unrestrained spread of Covid-19 and the trade union activities.

2020-03-20 12:00

With the outbreak of COVID-19, CESI asked Roberto Di Maulo, CESI Vice President and Secretary-General of Fismic Confsal, an update on the national situation and challenges for the workers.

2020-03-20 12:00

With the emergency of COVID-19, CESI asked Miguel Borra, President of CSIF, Spanish Central Independent and Public Employees’ Trade Union, an update on the national situation and challenges for the profession deriving from the infection.

2020-03-20 12:00

Dear Friends of CESI,

In my capacity as President, it is important to me to share the following with you:

2020-03-19 12:00

With the emergency of COVID-19, CESI asked Dr Milena Popović Samardžić, epidemiologist and President of the Union of Doctors of Medicine of Montenegro, an update on the national situation and challenges for the profession deriving from the infection.

2020-03-17 12:00

In February, CESI adopted its position on the ongoing evaluation and, perhaps, subsequent revision of the EU postal services directive 97/67/EC. In its position, CESI makes a case for a European postal legislative framework which places sustainable and high-quality universal postal services at its heart and which focuses not exclusively on the needs of users and postal services providers but also on quality employment for the postal personnel, which often faces abusive and exploitative working conditions.

2020-03-13 12:00

An expression of gratitude to all health professionals in the EU and worldwide by CESI Secretary-General Klaus Heeger and the President of CESI’s Trade Council ‘Health’ Esther Reyes.

2020-03-09 12:00

March 8 is International Women’s Day. Celebrated under the auspices of the UN every year since 1977, the day recalls persisting and widespread gender inequalities around the world. According to Kirsten Lühmann, President of CESI’s Commission on Women’s Rights and Equality, gender parity is an ambitious but worthy target that needs a joint effort by all: Policy makers, authorities, NGOs, social partners, trade unions.

2020-03-04 12:00

As part of its work programme for the year 2020, the European Commission is currently inquiring the possibility to reinforce the Youth Guarantee scheme. In an ad-hoc social partner consultation statement, CESI made sketched its priorities for a revamped guarantee.

2020-03-03 12:00

Dear colleagues, members, partners and friends,

Now that the UK has left the EU, solidarity among the remaining 27 member states is immediately vehemently stress-tested.

2020-02-26 12:00

As part of its work programme for the year 2020, the European Commission is currently inquiring the possibility of an EU framework for minimum wages. In a first-phase social partner consultation statement, CESI made first concrete suggestions on an EU minimum wage framework should look like.

2020-02-25 12:00

European social partners in the postal sector – PostEurop, UNI Europa Post & Logistics, and CESI – have launched an EU-funded project on ‘Postal skills and work environment in the digital era’, which will run for 2 years (24 months) from February 2020 onwards. UNI Europa, PostEurop and CESI are now looking to subcontract external expertise for the development of a study as a deliverable of the project.

2020-02-24 12:00

On 17-18 June 2020, Bertelsmann Stiftung, the European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions (CESI) and EUobserver will host in Brussels the 2nd edition of the Summer Days – The Future of Work.

2020-02-13 12:00

As part of its work programme for the year 2020, the European Commission is currently drafting a new EU gender equality strategy for the years 2020-2024. In a public consultation by the European Commission, CESI made concrete suggestions as to which components an ambitious gender equality should entail in order to progress towards more gender parity across the different domains of employment and societal and domestic life.

2020-02-03 12:00

Dear colleagues, members, partners and friends,

It is done.

Since Saturday, February 1, the UK is no longer a member of the EU…