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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11551

14 May 2016
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) mercosur
Unions want social rights addressed in trade agreement

Brussels, 13/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - In a statement published on Thursday 12 May, the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) and the Coordinating Committee of Southern Cone Trade Unions (CCSCS) called for the future EU-Mercosur free trade agreement to bring more real benefits for workers. They thus demand that social rights, decent jobs, sustainable development and democratic values be addressed in the negotiations.

The ETUC and CCSCS want the new phase of negotiations to be more...

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