FFA Federation of Steel Industry Employers http://www.ffa.fr/
UIMM Union of Metal Manufacturing, Mining, Engineering
and Allied Industries http://www.uimm.fr/
UIT Union of Textile Industries http://www.textile.fr/
Government Departments and Agencies
Ministry of Social Affairs, Solidarity and Labour http://www.travail.gouv.fr
Information can be found in English by clicking on the
British/American flag in the top left corner.
Law on a shorter working week http://www.35h.travail.gouv.fr/texteang.htm
Site for information and discussion on the introduction
of the 35 hour week. Also includes a general introduction
to the law and notes on its main provisions.
Legislation / Tribunals
ILO International Observatory of Labour Law http://www.ilo.org/public/english/dialogue/ifpdial/ll/observatory/
Click on ‘Profiles’ to obtain a list of countries
where you can get useful national profiles.
GERMANY
Trade Unions
DGB Deutsceher Gewerkschaftbund – German Trade Union
Federation http://www.dgb.de/sprachen/englisch/kontakte.htm
CGB Christlichen Gewerkschaftbund – Confederation
of Christian Unions http://www.dhv-cgb.de/cgb/
DBB Deutscher Beamtenbund – German Civil Service Association http://www.dbb.de
No English version of site
IG Metall Metalworkers’ Union http://www.igmetall.de/
This is the largest industrial union in Germany but there
is no English version of the site.
Ver.di vereinte Deinstleistungsgewerkschaft – Unified
Service Sector Union 2001 http://www.verdi.de
No English version of site.
Employers
BDI Bundesvereinigung der Deutschen Industrie – Federation
of German Industries http://www.bdi-online.de Click
on the Union Jack flag to go to the English language section.
BDA Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Arbeitgebervergände – Confederation
of German Employers’ Associations http://www.bda-online.de Click
on ‘English’ in the top right corner
for English language material
Gesamtmetall – Metal and Electrical Employers Association
http://www.gesamtmetall.de Click
on ‘English’ in the top right corner
for English language material
BZA – Temporary Work Agency Employers http://www.bza.de Click
on the Union Jack flag to go to the English language section.
Governments Departments / Tribunals
Federal Agency of Employment http://www.arbeitsamt.de/ No English language version.
Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs http://www.bmgs.bund.de/
Click on the Union Jack flag in the top right corner, then
select ‘Publications’, click again on the
Union Jack to download a paper titled ‘Social Security
at a Glance’. This publication has sections on
Labour Law and Industrial Democracy that give a useful
overview of the German system of industrial relations.
Federal Labor Courts http://www.bundesarbeitsgericht.de/ No
English language version of this site
Legislation
Federal Ministry of Economics and Labour http://www.bmwi.de
From the top bar select ‘English’ and once on that page scroll down
the menu bar and click on’ Labour’. This will provide an overview
of German labour law and the full text of some of the statutes, including the
Co-determination Act 1976 and the Works Constitution Act 2001.
International Labour Organization – NATLEX http://www.ilo.org/natlex/
Contains text and summaries of other important legislation
(e.g. the Work Promotion Acts and Working Time Act).
Click on ‘Browse version of NATLEX’, then ‘Countries’,
and scroll down to Germany.
Political parties
Material in German only for these sites
CDU Christian Democratic
Union http://www.cdu.de/
FDP Free Democratic Party http://www.fdp-fraktion.de/
SDP Social Democratic Party http://www.spd.de/
SWEDEN
Trade Unions
LO Swedish Trade Union Confederation http://www.lo.se
Swedish Municipal Workers Union http://www.kommunal.se
Swedish Metal Workers Union http://www.metall.se
TCO Swedish Confederation of Professional Employees http://www.tco.se/eng/
LF Swedish Teachers’ Union http://www.lararforbundet.se
SKTF Swedish Union of Local Government Officers http://www.sktf.se
SACO Swedish Confederation of Professional Associations
http://www.saco.se
Employers
SN Confederation of Swedish Enterprise http://www.swedishenterprise.se/
Swedish Agency for Government Employers http://www.arbetsgivarverket.se/startpage.htm
Swedish Association of Local Authorities http://www.svekom.se/skvad/indexeng.htm
Swedish Federation of County Councils http://www.lf.se
ALMEGA Industrial and Chemical Employers Federation http://www.almega.se
Government Departments and Agencies and Tribunals
National Mediation Office (replaces Office for Mediation
and Conciliation) http://www.mi.se/
Ministry of Industry, Employment and Communications http://www.naring.regeringen.se/
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