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Eurofound representativeness studies, carried out at the request of the European Commission, confirmed that UNI Europa and Eurociett are the most important EU-wide representatives of employees and employers in the sector.

Eurofound carried out a series of representativeness studies at the request of the European Commission identifying the relevant social partner organisations to be consulted under the provisions of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).

The temporary agency work sector has been one of the fastest growing employment segments in several countries, both before and after the 2008 economic crisis. The study identified 62 trade unions in 22 EU Member States which fulfil the criteria for inclusion in this representativeness study. It revealed a polarised picture and significant variations between EU Member States in terms of collective bargaining and social partner consultation.

The summary of the survey can be dowloaded at:

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/sites/default/files/ef_publication/field_...

More information about representativeness studies can be found at:

http://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/european-observatory-of-wor...