European Trade Union Institute

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ETUI
European Trade Union Institute
Founded2005
Headquarters Brussels, Belgium
Location
Employees
70 people
Website www.etui.org

The European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) is the independent research and training centre of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Its mission is to support, strengthen, and stimulate the European trade union movement by building bridges between research and labor. [1]

Contents

The ETUI was formed in 2005 through the merger of three specialist bodies: the European Trade Union Institute, the European Trade Union College, and the Trade Union Technical Bureau. [2] It employs a multinational team of around 60 staff members and receives financial support from the European Union. [3]

Research

The ETUI is recognised as a centre of excellence in several areas of research such as European industrial relations (including European Works Council, worker participation, European social dialogue, etc.) and working conditions (health and safety, exposure to dangerous substances – REACH, etc.). [4]

The research department consists of three subject units:

Every year the ETUI, publishes Benchmarking Working Europe, the ETUI's annual stock-take of macro-economic, social and bargaining conditions in Europe. [5]

Periodicals

Education

Previously European Trade Union College, the Education Department of the ETUI provides training and learning activities for trade union officials and leaders, shop stewards, young officers, and unionists.

The department delivers about 100 courses a year to more than 2000 participants. Trade unionist's members of the ETUC, or European Works' Councils, SE works council and special negotiation bodies (such as company level employee representatives) can participate to the training.

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References

  1. ↑ Degryse, Christophe (2013). 1979-2013 40 years of history of the European Trade Union Confederation. ETUI. p. 251. ISBN   978-2-87452-304-5.
  2. ↑ Degryse, Christophe (2013). 1979-2013 40 years of history of the European Trade Union Confederation. ETUI. p. 251. ISBN   978-2-87452-304-5.
  3. ↑ Degryse, Christophe (2013). 1979-2013 40 years of history of the European Trade Union Confederation. ETUI. p. 251. ISBN   978-2-87452-304-5.
  4. ↑ Degryse, Christophe (2013). 1979-2013 40 years of history of the European Trade Union Confederation. ETUI. p. 251. ISBN   978-2-87452-304-5.
  5. ↑ "ETUI report underlines the costs of austerity". New European Trade Union Forum. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "SEER". Nomos. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  7. ↑ "HesaMag, un nouveau magazine sur la santé au travail en Europe et dans le monde". Viva. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2016.

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