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Young jobless demand government action

This content was published on Feb 3, 2005 According to government figures, around 30,000 people between the ages of 15 and 24 are unemployed – a fifth of the total jobless figure for the country. On Thursday, a delegation from the Committee against Youth Unemployment handed the minister an open letter, with a list of proposals to get more young people back into…

Union demands action over wage dumping

This content was published on Feb 1, 2005 The Swiss labour market is set to open to all 25 members of the European Union – a move which Unia fears will put even more pressure on pay. Unia, which held a national day of action on Tuesday, says it is not opposed to plans to extend an agreement on the free movement of…

Swiss labour market attracts more Germans

This content was published on Jan 27, 2005 But figures for 2004 issued by the Federal Statistics Office showed the percentage of Italians and Spaniards working in Switzerland had dropped. Official statistics recorded 817,000 foreign workers in Switzerland in the second quarter of 2004, up 0.4 per cent compared with the year before. The figure does not include cross-border workers, temporary workers or…

Cigarette factory workers end dispute

This content was published on Jan 26, 2005 They voted on Wednesday to accept an agreement signed by the board of directors and staff representatives, which guarantees their jobs until June. The accord also includes provision for a SFr2 million ($1.7 million) redundancy fund – far less than the SFr7.6 million originally demanded by unions. “At the end of the day, the employees…

Geneva seeks solution for illegal workers

This content was published on Jan 19, 2005 These workers, many of them from South America and the Philippines, already benefit from a contract with their employers. Around 5,000 household employees, mainly women, work in Geneva without being officially registered, a situation the cantonal authorities say they will no longer tolerate. “It would be hypocritical to pretend that there wasn’t a problem,” said…

Union backs opening of labour market

This content was published on Jan 15, 2005 However, the union said measures approved by parliament to prevent wage dumping needed to be enforced. On Saturday the union’s Ticino branch called on delegates at a meeting in Bern to support a referendum against extending the existing EU accord on the free movement of people. The far-right Swiss Democrats have already said they will…

Left challenges EU labour accord

This content was published on Jan 14, 2005 Switzerland’s biggest labour union, Unia, is due to vote on the matter on Saturday. But delegates are expected to come out against a referendum. In December parliament voted to extend the bilateral accords on the free movement of people to the ten new EU-member countries, most of which are in eastern Europe. The far-right Swiss…

Left challenges EU labour accord

This content was published on Jan 14, 2005 But their campaign suffered a blow on Saturday when delegates from Switzerland’s biggest labour union, Unia, came out against a referendum. In December parliament voted to extend the bilateral accords on the free movement of people to the ten new EU member countries, most of which are in eastern Europe. The far-right Swiss Democrats have…

Construction sector defends labour accord

This content was published on Jan 13, 2005 The Master Builders’ Association said it felt betrayed by the decision of the rightwing Swiss People’s Party on Saturday not to support the accord. At a meeting on Thursday in the Swiss capital, Bern, the association said that opening up the Swiss labour market would help encourage growth in the domestic economy. “The free movement…

Unions unveil 2005 battle plan

This content was published on Jan 5, 2005 The Swiss Federation of Trade Unions also said it would be opposing moves to extend Sunday trading and liberalise the electricity market. Speaking at a news conference in Bern, federation president Paul Rechsteiner said unions would be asking voters to support plans for a flexible retirement age. Delegates approved a proposal at a meeting in…

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