Several trade union confederations have criticised the government plans to reduce protection against precarious employment. Trade unions are afraid this will lead to an even further weakening of the position of women and young people in the labour market. The unions see the danger that many jobs intended to be permanent will now be made fixed-term and it will be more difficult for young people to get permanent employment. The trade unions participated in a governmental working group, but there was no genuine tripartite engagement as the goal was set in advance in the Government Programme. The group has formulated three main proposals.
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