Our resources

The ETUI provides a variety of resources for the European trade union movement, academia and other interested parties.

These include:

Information

  • The ETUI Documentation Centre: The ETUI's recently refurbished documentation centre is a major source of information on the European and international trade union movement, social and economic issues, industrial relations and worker health and safety. More than 19,000 publications and over two hundred specialist periodicals are available for consultation. The centre is open to the public by appointment and offers reading and working facilities. Our documentalists are on hand to provide professional research assistance and information services. Contact: ; tel: +32 (0)2 224 0483.
  • Labourline: The Labourline database is the electronic catalogue of the ETUI documentation centre. It provides access to more than 42,000 references of relevance to the world of labour. The database is enriched by an ever growing number of downloadable documents. www.labourline.org
  • Networks: Academic networks are an essential element that support the ETUI research and training activities. They assist in compiling information and developing lines of argument in areas that are relevant for European trade unions. Researchers from both within the ETUI and outside regularly participate in conferences, forums and workshops. They maintain regular contact with the European institutions and provide in-depth expertise to the ETUC.
  • Publications: ETUI publishes a wealth of books, reports, studies and policy briefs that examine and underpin the European social model. It also publishes Transfer the European Review of Labour and Research, the South East European Review for Labour and Social Affairs (in tandem with the Hans Böckler Foundation) and many discussion papers. It produces the annual Benchmarking Working Europe report. It also publishes two newsletters: HESA news and Agora.
  • On-line worker participation information: A new resource that provides users with information on national systems of industrial relations and on worker participation issues at the European level such as European Works Councils, European Companies, corporate governance and EU social dialogue. A common framework is provided for compiling information, expertise, training activities and networks. www.worker-participation.eu
  • On-line European Works Councils Database: A database that contains information on multinationals that have concluded (or are in the process of negotiating) an EWC agreement. The database is the most up-to-date source containing EWC agreements in both the original language and English. The database can be searched using several different criteria. Where available, substantive agreements concluded by EWCs and management are also available. www.ewcdb.eu

Training

ETUI training contributes to the development of a European trade union identity.

The ETUI caters for the training needs of two types of target groups: trade union officers and representatives and trainers.

Preparing trade union officers and representatives for operating effectively in a European arena is a key concern of the ETUI. They need to be fully equipped to defend the interests of working men and women in Europe.

The ETUI's regular training programmes for officers and representatives are designed, inter alia, to enable them:

  • To gain a better understanding of recent developments affecting trade unions in Europe;
  • To acquire a range of operational skills;
  • To influence decision-making at the European level;
  • To create trade union networks.

Training courses at a glance:

  • Developing future European trade union leaders;
  • Reinforcing Social Dialogue and collective bargaining in Europe;
  • Free movement of labour in Europe;
  • More and better jobs;
  • Recruiting and organising;
  • Restructuring;
  • European project management.

For more details, write to: or visit ETUI-Education.

Help finding funding for trade union projects

You have an interesting Trade Union training project. You need help in finding appropriate European Union sources of funding but are unsure how to go about it? We are in a position to advise you and support you in the application for funds and the management of the project. The European Union Information Service (EUIS) provides information on possible EU sources of finance for trade unions in the form of a regularly updated on-line library which includes a list of tenders. For more information, please contact or visit the European Union Information Service (EUIS)

Last modified: 11 Sep 2008
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