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A future for the River Cruise Campaign?

Statement

One cannot make an omelette without breaking an egg was a clear signal from key affiliates participating in the River Cruise Campaign.  Through a motion to the ITF 2018 Singapore Congress the requested ongoing financial and logistical support to revamp the campaign.

The River Cruise Campaign working group at its meeting on 14th March 2018 identified that more resources were needed to revamp the River Cruise Campaign towards a sustainable outcome.

A motion to the ITF 2018 Singapore Congress was drafted by the affiliates requesting further financial and logistic support for the Campaign.  Affiliates individually introduced the motion to the ITF for consideration at Congress.

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The EC Fair Labour Mobility Package, a step in the right direction

The ETF welcomes the Fair Labour Mobility Package presented yesterday by the European Commission. Mobile and non-EU workers are essential to the fabric of the internal market and the possibility to work in another EU country is an invaluable freedom. However, labour mobility only works in a spirit of fairness and upwards social convergence.