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Sugar Sector EU Social Partners support the hairdressing agreement implementation
In March 2014, the European Social Partners in the Sugar sector, namely the European Association of Sugar Producers (CEFS) and the European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT), issued a joint statement in support of the right that Social Partners’ agreements are made legally binding.
In their joint statement, the European Social Partners in the Sugar sector express concern over the decision of the European Commission not to present to the Council the agreement on occupational health and safety in the hairdressing sector, signed by the European Social Partners, UNI Europa and Coiffure EU.
The Joint Statement recalls Articles 152, 153, and 155 of the TFEU, and regards the decision of the EU Commission as general infringements on the autonomy and role of social partners. It additionally stresses that the role of the European Commission is to facilitate the implementation and legal transposition of social dialogue agreements.
The Joint Statement calls upon the European Commission to respond positively to the request of the social partners in the hairdressing sector and propose the agreement to the Council without further delay.
The Joint Statement can be found in the Related Files’ tab.
