The Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament has voted on a draft EU law that aims to ensure decent minimum wage protection. The committee supports the initiative but seek greater ambition for collective bargaining and more protection for trade union activities. The draft directive explicitly aims to strengthen and extend the coverage of collective bargaining. Whereas the Commission proposes that Member States should step up their efforts to promote collective bargaining if collective bargaining agreements cover less than 70% of the workforce, Parliament wants all Member States below a threshold of 80% to take action.
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