Collective Agreements Database

Collective Agreements help workers secure good working conditions

Collective Agreements (also called CBAs) are the outcome of Collective Bargaining, a process of negotiations between employees, employers and their representatives, such as trade unions and employers' associations. CBAs determine working conditions, wages and terms of employment.
Collective Agreements can:

• Improve wages, working conditions and job security
• Build trust between employers and employees
• Enable worker participation and equality at work
• Minimise labour turnover and disputes
• Help enterprises and economies adapt during an economic crisis
• Create resilient supply chains

WageIndicator hosts the largest International CBAs Database available Worldwide:

Since 2011, WageIndicator has collected and annotated Collective Agreements from Africa, Asia, North America, South America, Central America and Europe. Our database currently consists of around 3400 CBAs, in 75 countries, all over the world.

All Collective Agreements are entered in our database and coded to capture information on 12 main labour topics and related sub-questions (Job titles, Social security and pensions, Training, Employment contracts, Sickness and disability, Health and medical assistance, Work/family balance arrangements, Gender equality issues, Wages, Working hours, Workers’ Representation & Conflicts, New Technologies & Green clauses).

Coding schemes are continuously updated to incorporate changes in the world of work, such as remote work, green clauses and andvanced tecnologies (AI/AM).

Employees, employers, trade unions, employers' associations, NGOs and researchers can freely access and compare information from 3300+ CBAs across WageIndicator websites.

WageIndicator undertakes numerous projects involving the collection and analysis of CBAs, including the study of wages, working hours, COVID-19 clauses, or studying CBAs across entire sectors in Europe, such as the metal sector and services sector.

Collective Agreements Analysis is also a crucial part of our DecentWorkCheck Projects, which assess awareness of and compliance with Labour Laws in factories.

You can access Collective Agreements from your country or unique Collective Agreements from the platform economy. You can also use our country-specific Model Collective Agreements for your own needs.

See the latest Annual WageIndicator Collective Agreements Database report - 2024.