11Mar 2024
Renewal of the Italian Tanning Labour Agreement
The Italian national Collective Labour Agreement has been renewed and signed on March 7th 2024 by UNIC - Italian Tanneries - on one side and the trade unions of the sector - FILCTEM CGIL, FEMCA CISL, UILTEC...
26Mar 2024
COTANCE joins Antwerp Declaration for European Industrial Deal
COTANCE is proud to announce its alignment with the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal, joining forces with 202 associations among 865 signatories. This step highlights our co...
16Oct 2023
A+A Fair
The A+A 2023, the leading international fair for occupational health and safety, will take place at Düsseldorf’s exhibition centre from 24 to 27 October 2023. In line with this year’s slogan, “Impulses for a better working world”, the fair will re...
02Oct 2023
Employment Guidelines
At its 581st plenary session, held on 20 and 21 September 2023, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion, available in all language versions.
In this opinion, the European Economic and Social Commi...
19Jul 2023
Strengthening collective bargaining power across the European Union
At its 580th plenary session, held on 12 and 13 July 2023, the European Economic and Social Committee adopted the following opinion, available in all language versions.
The main aim of th...
16Sep 2022
In the majority of Member States, the adequacy of minimum wage is insufficient and/or there are gaps in the coverage of minimum wage protection, even though minimum wage protection exists in all EU Member States, either by legislative provisions (“statutory...
16Sep 2022
In a new legislative proposal that will require companies (with some SME considerations) to exert due diligence and apply traceability, the Commission has proposed to prohibit products made with forced labour on the EU market. The proposal covers all produc...
04Sep 2022
A new contract for Gruppo Mastrotto workers, with emphasis on innovation, safety and quality
Gruppo Mastrotto one of the major companies in the tanning sector based in Arzignano, in the Italian province of Vicenza, has signed an agreement with Italia...