The ILO Committee on Freedom of Association has thrown its support behind trade unions who submitted complaints about the lack of collective bargaining and consultation in the austerity measures. The ILO committee agreed that rights to association and bargaining have been bypassed and urged the government and the troika to attribute the proper role to collective bargaining.
English: http://www.ilo.org/brussels/press/press-releases/WCMS ...
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