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2
June 2008
The European Parliament
clearly intended prevailing pay and conditions should be those
of the country where the work is being carried as it specifically
wanted to overturn the “country of origin” principle
in the Posting of Workers Directive. But the unelected ECJ
have overturned the Parliament in effect.
Some within the Parliament
appear concerned enough to try and redress this. There is
a draft motion for the Parliament to consider which includes
that the Parliament:
“Welcomes
the Lisbon treaty and the fact that the Charter of Fundamental
Rights of the European Union is made legally binding; this
includes the right of trade unions to negotiate and conclude
collective agreements at the appropriate levels and, in cases
of conflicts of interest, to take collective action to defend
their interests including strike action;”
That doesn’t however
mention the “opt out” the British and Poles have
secured from legal enforceability. And we shouldn’t pass
without pointing out that Cameron wants out of the Charter
all together.
Another element of that
motion calls for the temporary and agency workers directive
finally to be approved as the absence of rights is another
driver for “social dumping” with lower pay and poorer
conditions all round.
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