Europe, the EU and Britain: Workers’ Rights and Economic Democracy REPORT OF AN INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR HELD AT MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY, LONDON 1 JULY 2017
Institute of Employment Rights & Marx Memorial Library
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contents FOREWORD Steve Turner, Assistant General Secretary, UNITE
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INTRODUCTION Carolyn Jones, Director, Institute of Employment Rights
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MESSAGE OF GREETINGS Hans Modrow, Honorary President Die Linke, Chair of the Council of Elders, Left Party Germany
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SESSION 2: Austerity and inequality: the EU’s economic model versus economic democracy and workers’ rights Maurício Miguel, Member of CGTP-IN International Department, Portugal A trade union officer, UK
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SESSION 3: Scotland, Ireland and the EU: national and class politics Ian Davidson, former Chair, Scottish Affairs Select Committee Brian Campfield, President, Irish Congress of Trade Unions. discussion
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SUMMARY OF CONCLUSIONS Liz Payne, General Secretary, National Assembly of Women
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SESSION 4: CETA, EU Trade Treaties and NATO Pavlos Kalosinatos, PEO Executive Member, Cypriot Trade Union Federation Graham Stevenson, former General Secretary, European Transport Federation discussion
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SESSION 1: Workers’ rights: flexicurity versus collective bargaining John Hendy QC, Chairman, Institute of Employment Rights Brian Campfield, President, Irish Congress of Trade Unions discussion
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FOREWORD Steve Turner A democratic decision has been made. What is critical is the kind of settlement that is reached … Single Market rules could, as detailed by a number of speakers at the seminar, make much of the Labour Party’s industrial strategy inoperable.
dŚĞ ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐŚŝƉ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ h ǁĂƐ ŽŶĞ ǁŚŝĐŚ ĚŝǀŝĚĞĚ ďŽƚŚ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƵŶŝŽŶ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ /ŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ǁĞƌĞ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ŽŶ ďŽƚŚ ƐŝĚĞƐ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞ ZĞŵĂŝŶ ƐŝĚĞ͕ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƵŶŝŽŶ ŵĞŵďĞƌƐ ǁĞƌĞ ĚĞĞƉůLJ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶĞĚ ĂďŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ƵŶĚĞƌƉŝŶŶĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ hŶŝŽŶ ; hͿ͖ ŽŶŐŽŝŶŐ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ŵŝŐƌĂŶƚ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ƚŽ ďŽƚŚ ƐƚĂLJ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ĂŶĚ ĮŐŚƚ ĞdžƉůŽŝƚĂƟŽŶ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ůĂďŽƵƌ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ͖ ƚŚĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂů ŝŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ͖ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞƐ ĨŽƌ ƚƌĂĚĞ ǁŝƚŚ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ͛Ɛ ďŝŐŐĞƐƚ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽŶ ũŽďƐ͘ KŶ ƚŚĞ >ĞĂǀĞ ƐŝĚĞ͕ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŶĐĞƌŶ ǁĂƐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞŽůŝďĞƌĂů ĨƌĂŵĞǁŽƌŬ ĨŽƌ h ůĂǁ͕ ƚŚĞ ĞƌŽƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƵŶŝŽŶ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ͕ ƚŚĞ ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƟŽŶƐ ŝŵƉŽƐĞĚ ŽŶ ƐƚĂƚĞ ĂŝĚ͕ ŽŶ ƉƵďůŝĐ ŽǁŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽĂĐƟǀĞ ƵƐĞ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƉƌŽĐƵƌĞŵĞŶƚ͘
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dŚĞ ƚLJƉĞ ŽĨ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ h ǁŝůů ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌ Žƌ ŶŽƚ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵŵĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞĂůŝƐĞĚ͘
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dŚĞ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƚŚŝƐ / Z ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌ ŝƐ ƚŚĂƚ ŝƚ ŚĞůƉƐ ƵƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ ƐŽŵĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞƐĞ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŽĞƐ ƐŽ ŝŶ ĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽŶƚĞdžƚ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĞdžƉĞƌŝĞŶĐĞƐ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͛ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ͘ :ŽŚŶ ,ĞŶĚLJ͛Ɛ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƌĂŝƐĞƐ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƚĂů ƋƵĞƐƟŽŶ ŽĨ h ůĂǁ͕ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ the Holship ĐĂƐĞ ŝŶ ϮϬϭϲ ĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ĮƌŵƐ ĞŵƉůŽLJŝŶŐ ĞdžƚĞƌŶĂůůLJͲĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚĞĚ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ^ŝŶŐůĞ DĂƌŬĞƚ ĐŽƵŶƚƌŝĞƐ ƐƵĐŚ ĂƐ EŽƌǁĂLJ͘ dŚŝƐ ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ h ůĂǁ ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJ ŶƵůůŝĮĞƐ ƚŚĞ ŽƉĞƌĂƟŽŶ
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dŚŝƐ ŝƐ ǁŚLJ ŝƚ ŝƐ ƐŽ ŝŵƉŽƌƚĂŶƚ ƚŚĂƚ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƵŶŝŽŶŝƐƚƐ ŝĚĞŶƟĨLJ ƚŚĞŝƌ ŽǁŶ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟĞƐ ĨŽƌ ĂŶ h ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ ĐĂŵƉĂŝŐŶ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŵ ŶŽǁ͘ dŚŝƐ ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚůLJ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƚĞƐ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƐ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƌĞŵŝŶĚƐ ƵƐ ƚŚĂƚ ǁŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ƐƵĐĐĞƐƐ ǁĞ ŚĂǀĞ ŝŶ ƐĞĐƵƌŝŶŐ Ă ƉƌŽŐƌĞƐƐŝǀĞ ƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ŝŶ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ǁŝůů ŐƌĞĂƚůLJ ĂƐƐŝƐƚ ƚŚĞ ĞŶĚĞĂǀŽƵƌƐ ŽĨ ŽƵƌ ĨĞůůŽǁ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ĞůƐĞǁŚĞƌĞ ŝŶ ƵƌŽƉĞ͘
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zĞƚ ƚŚĞ ƚLJƉĞƐ ŽĨ Ğdžŝƚ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ h ĞŶǀŝƐĂŐĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ ĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ʹ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞƌĞ ĂƌĞ ĐůĞĂƌůLJ ŵŽƌĞ ƚŚĂŶ ŽŶĞ ďĞŝŶŐ ĐĂŶǀĂƐƐĞĚ ʹ ĂƌĞ Ăůů ĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJ ŶĞŽůŝďĞƌĂů͘ KŶĞ ǁŝůů ŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ Ăůů ĞůĞŵĞŶƚƐ ŽĨ h ůĂǁ ŝŶƚŽ ƌŝƟƐŚ ůĂǁ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ĐŽŵƉĞƟƟŽŶ ůĂǁ͕ ŝŶ Ă ďŝĚ ƚŽ ƐĞĐƵƌĞ ƉƌĞĨĞƌĞŶƟĂů ĂĐĐĞƐƐ ƚĞƌŵƐ ĨŽƌ ďŝŐ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ͕ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJ ƚŚĞ ŝƚLJ ŽĨ >ŽŶĚŽŶ͘ dŚĞ ŽƚŚĞƌ͕ ƚŚĞ ^ŝŶŐĂƉŽƌĞ ŵŽĚĞů ŽīĞƌĞĚ ďLJ ŽƌŝƐ :ŽŚŶƐŽŶ͕ ǁŽƵůĚ ƐĞĞŬ ƚƌĂĚĞ ĚĞĂůƐ ŵŽĚĞůůĞĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ dƌĂŶƐĂƚůĂŶƟĐ dƌĂĚĞ ĂŶĚ /ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚ WĂƌƚŶĞƌƐŚŝƉ ;dd/WͿ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ hͲ ĂŶĂĚĂ ŽŵƉƌĞŚĞŶƐŝǀĞ ĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĂŶĚ dƌĂĚĞ ŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ; d Ϳ ĂŶĚ ďĞ ĞƋƵĂůůLJ ƉƌĞũƵĚŝĐŝĂů ƚŽ ĂŶ ĂĐƟǀŝƐƚ ŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ƉŽůŝĐLJ͘ tŚĂƚĞǀĞƌ ƚŚĞ ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƐ ƚƌLJ ƚŽ ĚŽ͕ ǁĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƐƵƌĞ ŝƚ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨĞǁ ĂŶĚ ŶŽƚ ƚŚĞ ŵĂŶLJ͘
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&ŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĚƵŵ ǀŽƚĞ ƚŽ ůĞĂǀĞ ƚŚĞ h͕ Ă ƉƌŽƉŽƐĂů ĨŽƌ ĂŶ The seminar ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌ ǁĂƐ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ďLJ provided a much-needed ,ĂŶƐ DŽĚƌŽǁ͕ ,ŽŶŽƌĂƌLJ WƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚ space to discuss ŽĨ ŝĞ >ŝŶŬĞ͕ 'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ͘ dŚĞ ŝĚĞĂ the many common problems ǁĂƐ ƚĂŬĞŶ ĨŽƌǁĂƌĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ DĂƌdž experienced by European DĞŵŽƌŝĂů >ŝďƌĂƌLJ ;DD>Ϳ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ citizens – problems which /ŶƐƟƚƵƚĞ ŽĨ ŵƉůŽLJŵĞŶƚ ZŝŐŚƚƐ can be traced back to EU ;/ ZͿ͗ ƚǁŽ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĂƟŽŶƐ ǁŝƚŚ Ă policies. In doing so it ƌĞĐŽŐŶŝƐĞĚ ĂŶĚ ƚƌƵƐƚĞĚ ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌŝŶŐ ŝŶĚĞƉĞŶĚĞŶƚ ĂŶĚ helped to identify what ĂƵƚŚŽƌŝƚĂƟǀĞ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ĐŽƵƌƐĞƐ is needed to develop an ƚŽ ƚŚĞ h< ůĂďŽƵƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘ ^ƵĐŚ alternative, left, ĞdžƉĞƌƟƐĞ ŚĞůƉĞĚ ƚŽ ďƌŝŶŐ ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ pro-worker agenda. ĂĐĂĚĞŵŝĐƐ͕ ůĂǁLJĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƵŶŝŽŶŝƐƚƐ ƚŽ ŝŶĨŽƌŵ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƚŚĞ ƌŝƟƐŚ ůĂďŽƵƌ ŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĚŝĸĐƵůƚ ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ ŽĨ ƉŽƐƚͲƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĚƵŵ ŶĞŐŽƟĂƟŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ h͘
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tŚĂƚ ĨŽůůŽǁƐ ŝƐ Ă ƐƵŵŵĂƌLJ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ďLJ ŽƵƌ ĚŝƐƟŶŐƵŝƐŚĞĚ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ĂŶĚ ĂŶ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶƐ ŚĞůĚ ƵŶĚĞƌ ŚĂƚŚĂŵ ,ŽƵƐĞ ZƵůĞƐ͘ KƵƌ Ăŝŵ ǁĂƐ ƚŽ ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞ Ă ƐĞƫŶŐ ŝŶ ǁŚŝĐŚ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƌŝƟƐŚ ƚƌĂĚĞ ƵŶŝŽŶŝƐƚƐ ĐŽƵůĚ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐ ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ƌĂŝƐĞĚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĚƵŵ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƐĐĞŶĂƌŝŽƐ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ͘ Ɛ ŝƚ ƚƵƌŶĞĚ ŽƵƚ͕ ƚŚĞ ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌ ǁĂƐ ŚĞůĚ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ƐĂŵĞ ĚĂLJ ĂƐ Ă ŵĂƐƐ ƉƵďůŝĐ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶ ĐĂůůĞĚ ĂŌĞƌ ƚŚĞ ƐŶĂƉ h< ŐĞŶĞƌĂů ĞůĞĐƟŽŶ ŝŶ :ƵŶĞ ϮϬϭϳ͘ /ƚ ǁĂƐ ŽƌŐĂŶŝƐĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ WĞŽƉůĞ͛Ɛ ƐƐĞŵďůLJ ŐĂŝŶƐƚ ƵƐƚĞƌŝƚLJ ƚŽ ĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƚĞ ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ĂƵƐƚĞƌŝƚLJ ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞƐ ƉƌŽƉŽƐĞĚ͕ ǁŝƚŚŽƵƚ Ă ŵĂŶĚĂƚĞ͕ ďLJ Ă ŽŶƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞ ŐŽǀĞƌŶŵĞŶƚ ƉƌŽƉƉĞĚ ƵƉ ďLJ ƚŚĞ hW͘ dŚĞ ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚ ĂďƐĞŶĐĞ ŽĨ ƐŽŵĞ ůĞĂĚŝŶŐ ĂĐƟǀŝƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ ŽƵƌ ƐĞŵŝŶĂƌ ŵĂŬĞƐ ƚŚŝƐ ƐŚŽƌƚ ƉƵďůŝĐĂƟŽŶ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝŽŶ ŽĨ Ă &ŽƌĞǁŽƌĚ ĨƌŽŵ ^ƚĞǀĞ dƵƌŶĞƌ Ăůů ƚŚĞ ŵŽƌĞ ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ͘ dŚĞ ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ĂƌĞ ƚŽ ďĞ ǁĂƌŵůLJ ƚŚĂŶŬĞĚ ĨŽƌ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚŚŽƵŐŚƞƵů
ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ͕ ǁŝƚŚ ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌ ƚŚĂŶŬƐ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ ŝŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ ĨƌŽŵ 'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ͕ WŽƌƚƵŐĂů ĂŶĚ LJƉƌƵƐ͘ dŚĞŝƌ ĐŽŶƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂůŽŶŐ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚŽƐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ^ĐŽƚůĂŶĚ ĂŶĚ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ͕ ǀŝǀŝĚůLJ ƌĞĐŽƌĚ ƚŚĞ ŶĞŐĂƟǀĞ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ h ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĂƌĞ ŚĂǀŝŶŐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ͕ ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ĂŶĚ ǁŽƌŬƉůĂĐĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƵƌŽƉĞ͘ dŚĂŶŬƐ ƐŚŽƵůĚ ĂůƐŽ ŐŽ ƚŽ ƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŚŽ ŐĂǀĞ ŽĨ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƟŵĞ ƚŽ ŚĂŝƌ ƚŚĞ ƐĞƐƐŝŽŶƐ ƐŽ ƉƌŽĨĞƐƐŝŽŶĂůůLJ͘ dŚĞLJ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ DĂƌLJ ĂǀŝƐ͕ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ DĂƌũ DĂLJŽ͕ ,ĂƌƐĞǀ ĂŝŶƐ ĨƌŽŵ ƚŚĞ /ŶĚŝĂŶ tŽƌŬĞƌƐ͛ ƐƐŽĐŝĂƟŽŶ ;' Ϳ ĂŶĚ WƌŽĨĞƐƐŽƌ :ŽŚŶ &ŽƐƚĞƌ͘ /Ŷ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ^ĞŵŝŶĂƌ͕ :ŽŚŶ ,ĞŶĚLJ Y ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĞĚ ĂŶ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĞĚ ŽǀĞƌǀŝĞǁ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂů ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƚƌĂǀĞů ƉƵƌƐƵĞĚ ďLJ ƚŚĞ h͘ ,Ğ ŽƵƚůŝŶĞĚ ŚŽǁ ƚŚĞ h ŚĂƐ ŵŽƌƉŚĞĚ ĨƌŽŵ ĂŶ ŝŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶ ƉƌŽŵŝƐŝŶŐ ƚŽ ĚĞůŝǀĞƌ Ă ͚ƐŽĐŝĂů ĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶ͛ ŝŶƚŽ ŽŶĞ ƵƐŝŶŐ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĞĐŽŶŽŵŝĐ ĂŶĚ ůĞŐĂů ƚŽŽůƐ ƚŽ ŝŵƉŽƐĞ ĂƵƐƚĞƌŝƚLJ͕ ƉƌŝǀĂƟƐĂƟŽŶ͕ ĚĞƌĞŐƵůĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĚƵĐĞĚ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ĂŶĚ ůŝǀŝŶŐ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚƐ ŽŶ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͘ EŽƚ ƐƵƌƉƌŝƐŝŶŐůLJ͕ ƐƵĐŚ ŶĞŽůŝďĞƌĂů ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ŐĞŶĞƌĂƚĞĚ ƌĞƐĞŶƚŵĞŶƚ ƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞ h ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ĂŶĚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƵƌŽƉĞ͗ Ă ƌĞƐĞŶƚŵĞŶƚ ƌĞŇĞĐƚĞĚ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ h< ƌĞĨĞƌĞŶĚƵŵ ǀŽƚĞ͘
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Professor Keith Ewing John Hendy, QC 'ĞŽī ^ŚĞĂƌƐ Carolyn Jones
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On 01 July 2017, labour movement leaders from across Europe met at the Marx Memorial Library, London, to discuss how a progressive future for workers’ rights can be sought following the UK’s vote to leave the EU. ZĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟǀĞƐ ĨƌŽŵ /ƌĞůĂŶĚ͕ WŽƌƚƵŐĂů͕ LJƉƌƵƐ͕ &ƌĂŶĐĞ ĂŶĚ 'ƌĞĂƚ ƌŝƚĂŝŶ shared the impact of EU membership, as well as the referendum vote, on their ƉŽƉƵůĂƟŽŶƐ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ĚĞƚĂŝůŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƐŚĂƉĞ ĂŶĚ ĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚ ŝŵƉĂĐƚ ŽĨ ǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ŶĞǁ ƚƌĂĚĞ ĂŐƌĞĞŵĞŶƚ ŽƉƟŽŶƐ͘ Common themes emerged from the discussion, including evidence that ŶĞŽůŝďĞƌĂů ƉŽůŝĐŝĞƐ ĂĚŽƉƚĞĚ ďLJ h ƉŽůŝƟĐĂů ƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞƐ ŚĂǀĞ ĚŝƐĞŵƉŽǁĞƌĞĚ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ƚŚĞ ďůŽĐ͘ dŚĞƐĞ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƚŚĞ ĐŽŽƌĚŝŶĂƚĞĚ ƉƌŝǀĂƟƐĂƟŽŶ ŽĨ ƉƵďůŝĐ ƐĞƌǀŝĐĞƐ͕ ĐŽƵƌƚ ĚĞĐŝƐŝŽŶƐ ƚŚĂƚ ƉƌŝŽƌŝƟƐĞĚ ƚŚĞ ƌŝŐŚƚƐ ŽĨ ďƵƐŝŶĞƐƐ ŽǀĞƌ ƚŚŽƐĞ ŽĨ ǁŽƌŬĞƌƐ͕ ĂŶĚ ƚŚĞ ĐŽůůĂƉƐĞ ŽĨ ĐŽůůĞĐƟǀĞ ďĂƌŐĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ ŵƵůƟƉůĞ ŶĂƟŽŶƐ ĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐ ŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞŶĐĞ ĨƌŽŵ ƐƵƉƌĂŶĂƟŽŶĂů ďŽĚŝĞƐ ĂŶĚ ĂƐ ĂŶ ĞīĞĐƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ free movement of labour. In terms of the future of the UK, several speakers demonstrated how key proposals in the Labour Party Manifesto &Žƌ ƚŚĞ DĂŶLJ EŽƚ ƚŚĞ &Ğǁ ĐĂŶŶŽƚ ďĞ ŝŵƉůĞŵĞŶƚĞĚ ǁŚŝůĞ ƚŚĞ ŶĂƟŽŶ ƌĞŵĂŝŶƐ ƉĂƌƚ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ h͘ dŚŝƐ ƌĞƉŽƌƚ ĚŽĐƵŵĞŶƚƐ ƚŚĞ ŵĞĞƟŶŐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƚƌĂŶƐĐƌŝƉƚƐ ŽĨ ĞĂĐŚ ƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƟŽŶ͕ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ŶŽƚĞƐ ŽŶ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐĐƵƐƐŝŽŶ ďĞƚǁĞĞŶ ƉĂŶĞů ĂŶĚ ĚĞůĞŐĂƚĞƐ on the day.
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