Press Release: Industrial relations: social dialogue under strain in Europe says new report

The on-going economic crisis poses a serious challenge to the dialogue between workers' and employers' representatives and governments according to a report published 11 april 2013 by the European Commission.

The report shows that recent government reforms have not always been accompanied by fully effective social dialogue, leading to increasingly conflictual industrial relations in Europe.

• Primary Source

European Commission: Rapid: MEMO/13/325: Industrial relations: social dialogue under strain in Europe says new report – frequently asked questions http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-325_en.htm

European Commission: Rapid: SPEECH/13/305: Industrial Relations in Europe 2012 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-305_en.htm

EUObserver, 12.04.13: Debt crisis harming industrial relations: EU report http://euobserver.com/social/119773

EurActiv, 12.4.13: Social dialogue under stress in crisis-hit EU http://www.euractiv.com/euro-finance/social-dialogue-great-strain-cri-news-519063

European Commission: SPEECH/13/317: Social dialogue - vital component of European social model, not a luxury http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-13-317_en.htm

European Commission: DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion: Industrial relations in Europe 2012 http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=9994&langId=en

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