The “Telecommunications” sectoral social dialogue has resulted, since 1992, in the adoption of 43 joint texts.

Date

Title

Theme

Type

Addressee

1/02/2011

ETNO - UNI Europa Joint Declaration on Good Practice Guidelines “Good Work - Good Health: Improving the mental wellbeing of workers within the Telecommunications sector”

Health and safety

Declaration

Enterprises

14/10/2010

Good Work, Good Health - Good Practice Guidelines

Health and safety

Tools

Enterprises

04/12/2007

Joint statement on the social and economic aspects of corporate social responsibility

Corporate Social Responsibility

Declaration

National organisations

23/10/2007

Joint statement from the Social Partners of the Telecommunications European Social Dialogue Committee, on the EC proposals revising the regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

04/06/2007

Diversity at work. A review of good Corporate Practices in the Telecoms Sector

Non-discrimination

Tools

National organisations

01/03/2007

Second stage of consultation of the social partners on work-related musculoskeletal disorders

Health and safety

Joint opinion

European institutions

21/10/2005

Good practices guidelines for the prevention of musculo-skeletal disorders within the telecommunications sector

Health and safety

Tools

National organisations

21/10/2005

Website www.msdonline.org

Health and safety

Tools

National organisations

15/06/2004

Guidelines for customer contact centres

Working conditions

Declaration

National organisations

19/05/2003

Joint statement from the seminar on european union enlargement. Implementing social dialogue into an enlarged european Union to ensure growth and competitiveness in the telecommunications industry

Enlargement

Declaration

National organisations

07/02/2001

Guidelines for Telework in Europe

Working conditions

Recommendation

Enterprises

23/03/2000

Rules of procedure in the telecommunications sector

Social dialogue

Rules of procedure

European social partners

10/03/2000

Joint statement for the Lisbon summit

Social aspects of Community policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

23/11/1998

Joint opinion. Feasibility study on setting up an employment observatory

Social aspects of Community policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

23/11/1998

Opinion on telework

Working conditions

Joint opinion

European institutions

23/03/1998

Opinion on the green paper on the convergence of the telecommunications, media and information technology sectors, and the implications for regulation (COM (97) 623)

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

20/11/1997

Recommendatory framework agreement

Social aspects of Community policies

Recommendation

National organisations

20/11/1997

Draft Proposal for a Joint opinion on the Social and Labour Market Dimension in the Information Society

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

20/11/1997

Joint opinion on the “Round tables”

Social dialogue

Declaration

National organisations

20/11/1997

Joint opinion on the E.C. Green paper "Partnership for a new organisation of work” COM (97) 128

Working conditions

Joint opinion

European institutions

28/02/1997

Joint opinion on the green paper on numbering COM (96) 590

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

28/02/1997

Joint opinion on the study concerning the effects on employment of the process of liberalisation in the telecommunications sector

Social aspects of Community policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

16/12/1996

Resolution on 1997 European year against racism and xenophobia

Non-discrimination

Declaration

National organisations

16/12/1996

Joint committee on telecommunications. Opinion on the universal telecommunications service in a competitive environment

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

16/12/1996

Comité paritaire des Télécommunications. Groupe de travail n°4 "Hygiène, santé et sécurité" Recommandation (only in french)

Health and safety

Joint opinion

European institutions

16/12/1996

Comité paritaire des télécommunications. Groupe de travail n°1- "Politique des télécommunications" Recommandation (only in french)

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

16/12/1996

Joint committee on telecommunications opinion concerning the commission's statement on development of the social dialogue at community-wide level COM(96)448final 18.09.1996

Social dialogue

Joint opinion

European institutions

16/12/1996

Opinion of the joint committee on telecommunications on the executive summary of the study concerning the effects on employment of the liberalisation of the telecommunications sector

Social aspects of Community policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

11/03/1996

General authorisations and individual licences in the telecommunications sector

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

04/12/1995

Opinion on the universal telecommunications service in a competitive environment

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

03/03/1995

Opinion on the proposal for a Directive on the application of open network provision (ONP) to voice telephony

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

03/03/1995

Opinion on the Green Paper on the liberalization of telecommunications infrastructure and cable television networks — Part II

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

05/12/1994

Opinion on harmonized European statistics on occupational accidents in the telecommunications sector

Health and safety

Declaration

European social partners

05/12/1994

Opinion on the Green Paper on a common approach in the field of mobile and personal communications in the European Union

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

27/10/1993

Opinion on the communication on developing universal service for telecommunications in a competitive environment

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

15/06/1993

Opinion on the Commission communication to the Council and the proposal for a Council resolution on the review of the situation in the telecommunications sector

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

02/04/1993

Joint opinion for the Commission on electromagnetic radiation

Health and safety

Joint opinion

European institutions

02/04/1993

Joint opinion on the Directive on the mutual recognition of licences

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

21/01/1993

Advice of the Joint Committee on the 1992 review of the situation in the telecommunications sector adopted with the exception of British Telecom and PTT Telecom BV

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

17/12/1992

Joint opinion on the establishment of harmonized European statistics on industrial accidents among network operators in the telecommunications industry

Health and safety

Declaration

European institutions

03/11/1992

Position of the Joint Committee on the Commission communication on telecommunication tariffs in the Community

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

03/11/1992

Position of the Joint Committee on the communication from the Commission on the European telecommunications equipment industry

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

03/11/1992

Position of the Joint Committee on the proposal for a Council Directive on the application of open network provision (ONP) to voice telephony

Economic and/or sectoral policies

Joint opinion

European institutions

Folder Sources
Sectoral Social Dialogue Factsheets (Sept 2011)