CETUN joins KOZ SR in calling on the Slovak government to halt its plans & engage in real social dialogue.
True fiscal responsibility must be shared across society, not imposed on those least able to pay.

✊We stand with KOZ SR & Slovak workers in their struggle - on the streets today & beyond.

5/5

These measures will cost workers around €814 million – nearly €400 per employed person – while others escape responsibility.

This is not fair burden-sharing, it’s austerity on workers’ backs.

4/5

The package was pushed through without genuine social dialogue.

It freezes wages, cuts benefits, raises worker contributions, and cancels agreed protections.

3/5

On 30 September 2025, KOZ SR is taking to the streets in protest against the Slovak government’s consolidation package.
This fight is about justice, dignity, and respect for all workers.
www.kozsr.sk/2025/09/22/k...

2/5

📢 It’s time to raise the floor - together.
Read the resolution, share it and support collective bargaining as the foundation of a stronger, more equal Europe.

This isn’t just policy—it’s a blueprint for fair growth.
National action plans must build momentum, phase by phase, to ensure every worker is protected and every employer plays fair.

Our resolution maps the road forward:
✅ Stronger unions
✅ Engaged employers
✅ Smart legal reforms
✅ Sector-wide bargaining
✅ Public contract conditionality
Each step designed for real impact in Central Europe.

The EU has made it clear: collective bargaining (CB) is the best tool for fair wages, better working conditions, and reducing inequality. But most member states fall short of 80% CB coverage - including most countries in Central Europe.

The Minimum Wage Directive mandates National Action Plans!
2/5

In several countries in the CE region there are repeated or systemic violations of rights.

⚠️ Many governments and/or companies are either regularly interfering in collective labour rights & failing to fully guarantee their respect or are engaged in serious efforts to crush them altogether.

2/2

Deliberately weak legal remedies will create uncertainty and intimidation.

CSOs, watchdogs & media are likely first targets. But the chilling effect will reach all civil society - incl potentially trade unions. This bill further undermines free speech, democratic engagement and the rule of law.
4/4

Sanctions include:
🔊 Banks reporting foreign funding
🏧 Suspended transactions
👛 Heavy fines
🔎 On-site inspections
👨‍💻 Personal asset declarations
✋ Exclusion from key funding sources
🚫 Possible forced liquidation

3/4

📜The law would allow for the ❌blacklisting❌ of any group receiving foreign funds if its activities were deemed to "threaten Hungary’s sovereignty" - including potentially EU-funding.

🌫️Criteria are vague, enforcement broad.👐

2/4

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Public money must serve the public good.
Let’s make procurement a tool for economic justice and a pillar of #SocialEurope.

4/
Public procurement shouldn’t fuel social dumping or reward bad actors.
It must support quality jobs, local economies and climate action.
Let’s shift to a best bidder approach, instead just focus on the lowest price.
#FairWork #GreenTransition

3/
Our key demands:
✅ Make social & environmental criteria mandatory
✅ Enforce fair wages, collective bargaining, & labour rights
✅ Ban companies that abuse workers or evade taxes
✅ Support SMEs & regional supply chains
#WorkersRights #SustainableEU

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In our resolution we are calling for a fundamental reform of EU rules to prioritize people and planet over price.

📄 Read CETUN’s full resolution here: www.oegb.at/der-oegb/eur...
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