19/12/2016 (Agence Europe) – On Monday 19 December, the Council of the EU adopted without debate, the draft directive on working conditions in the fisheries sector. This proposal was presented by the European Commission in April, on the basis of a 2012 agreement concluded by representatives from European employers and trade unions (see EUROPE 11543). Its objective is to make European legislation comply with the 2007 International Labour Organisation (ILO) agreement on work in the fisheries...