Trade unions demand the strengthening of social dialogue and collective bargaining rights. Collective bargaining has been under pressure for years, while sectoral bargaining has been made very difficult. The pandemic was used to prevent larger demonstrations and limit the right to strike in many sectors. These limits will soon come to an end and negotiations will re-start in many companies and sectors. With vaccination levels slowly going up, the government wants to impose mandatory vaccination of certain groups of workers. Unions voiced opposition to this.
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