Representatives of the National Trade Union Bloc (BNS) discussed in Brussels, on Friday, with officials from the European Parliament and the European Commission, concerns related to the degradation of social dialogue in Romania.
"Today, a delegation of the National Trade Union Bloc, consisting of Dumitru Costin - president of the BNS, Kevin Kirmizigul - president of the BNS Youth Organization and Cristina Casian - legal specialist, are in Brussels to discuss with European partners the degradation of social dialogue in Romania. The visit takes place in the context of the adoption by the Romanian Government of Emergency Ordinance no. 156/2024, an ordinance that has seriously affected the rights of workers in the public sector and state-owned companies (...) We presented our concerns regarding the violation of the PNRR milestone 449 and Directive (EU) 2022/2041, as well as the negative effects of the measures adopted by the government on collective bargaining. We reaffirm our commitment to a real, functional and European social dialogue, in which the voice of workers is heard and respected", the trade union organization inform.
According to the cited source, the BNS delegation had a series of strategic meetings with Per Hilmersson - head of the S&D delegation in the European Parliament, Maria Luisa Cabral - director within DG EMPL and responsible for working conditions and social dialogue at the European Commission, and Ioannis Katsaroumpas - senior researcher in social and labour law, within the European Trade Union Institute - ETUI.
The discussions ended with a concluding session with Claes-Mikael Stahl, deputy general secretary of ETUC.
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