Published Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 11:45
by
yoan.abiven 
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The strike decided by the Romanian workers in the Dacia plants ishows how much we need to consolidate a Social Europe. The wages and working conditions are the new adjustment variables of the new international division of labour, even within the Union's Member States. Employment is awarded to those deserving workers who are ready to work a lot and earn little. The workers in Dacia want a substantial increase in their wages, arguing that there is a lack of workforce in Romania, and that is now starting to hit the car manufacturing industry.
I am very happy to witness this social movement in Romanie. In the end, this is a good sign of the successful integration of this country in the Western economic area and the beginning of its bridging its social and economic gap with the rest of Europe. Under these conditions, an economic development founded on better social conditions is more conceivable. Changes are underway in the Romanian production system and for the better: the lack of skills on which the present system is based seems to be on the verge of disappearing. The EU should accompany these transformations with strong social and modern policies in order to anticipate the needs and also pave the way for social dialogue and the organisation of social partners so that they can be put at the heart of all these young democracies in the region. We invented the low cost car. Let us now invent a high standard Europe!
Yohann Abiven
Secrétaire général de Sauvons l'Europe
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1. Message to Dacia workers from the PES President by editor on Thursday, March 27, 2008 at 17:19
Dear Yohann, great to see a previous blogger of the week continuing on Yourspace! For your information the PES has - earlier today - published a message from PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen to the Dacia workers.
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