The adoption of the Directive on Trade in Services in the Internal Market of the European Union (EU) (popularly known as the Bolkestein Directive ") represents a decisive step towards liberalization and privatization of many public services to upon which the lives of millions of citizenship @ s, and threatens to further worsening of the working conditions of workers l @ s @ s of this sector, which accounts for 70% of employment in the EU.
Despite some important advances in the protection of labor law and collective agreements - the fruit of the struggle of unions and social movements - finally approved the text of the directive leaves the European Court of Justice - a legal body of neo-liberal orientation very attentive to the interests of multinational corporations - the key to the future regulation of public services in the EU, to the detriment of democratically elected institutions and open to the public debate. The legal ambiguity in which public services in the EU are is just a Trojan Horse that allows its gradual privatization. This ambiguity has been recognized by the same European Parliament in September 2006. Concern about the consequences of that lack of legal recognition of the role of redistribution of wealth and territorial structure of public services has been supported also by those who have welcomed the adoption of the Directive Bolkestein as a breakthrough. This concern has led the European Trade Union Confederation to seek an urgent debate in Parliament on these issues.
However, this legal limbo just gives us a tool to protect threats Utilities liberalization and privatization of "blow Bolkestein" throughout the process of transposing the Directive into English law. The Directive does not apply to "non-economic services of general interest (SIG). Each state has the power to define which jurisdiction of the services offered in your area are SIGs.
advantage of this last chance, the Platform in Defence of Public Services of the Community of Madrid launched a campaign for public authorities in the English government at all levels to declare all public services as "non-economic services of general interest ". Thus, excluding the scope of the Bolkestein directive and other international standards as the General Agreement on Trade in Services of the World Trade Organization that were forced to avoid privatization. This statement should include at least the following services:
· Services Research and Development
· services related to energy distribution
· Services Postal and e-learning
· Services
· Services related to the environment (including distribution and sanitation of water for human use)
· Social Services and Health (including social housing)
· services of libraries, archives, museums and other cultural services
urge the Left parties, social movements, trade unions and all political and social forces defending the public services, public management, and universal access, to join this campaign.
Despite some important advances in the protection of labor law and collective agreements - the fruit of the struggle of unions and social movements - finally approved the text of the directive leaves the European Court of Justice - a legal body of neo-liberal orientation very attentive to the interests of multinational corporations - the key to the future regulation of public services in the EU, to the detriment of democratically elected institutions and open to the public debate. The legal ambiguity in which public services in the EU are is just a Trojan Horse that allows its gradual privatization. This ambiguity has been recognized by the same European Parliament in September 2006. Concern about the consequences of that lack of legal recognition of the role of redistribution of wealth and territorial structure of public services has been supported also by those who have welcomed the adoption of the Directive Bolkestein as a breakthrough. This concern has led the European Trade Union Confederation to seek an urgent debate in Parliament on these issues.
However, this legal limbo just gives us a tool to protect threats Utilities liberalization and privatization of "blow Bolkestein" throughout the process of transposing the Directive into English law. The Directive does not apply to "non-economic services of general interest (SIG). Each state has the power to define which jurisdiction of the services offered in your area are SIGs.
advantage of this last chance, the Platform in Defence of Public Services of the Community of Madrid launched a campaign for public authorities in the English government at all levels to declare all public services as "non-economic services of general interest ". Thus, excluding the scope of the Bolkestein directive and other international standards as the General Agreement on Trade in Services of the World Trade Organization that were forced to avoid privatization. This statement should include at least the following services:
· Services Research and Development
· services related to energy distribution
· Services Postal and e-learning
· Services
· Services related to the environment (including distribution and sanitation of water for human use)
· Social Services and Health (including social housing)
· services of libraries, archives, museums and other cultural services
urge the Left parties, social movements, trade unions and all political and social forces defending the public services, public management, and universal access, to join this campaign.
PLATFORM IN DEFENSE OF PUBLIC SERVICE OF THE COMMUNITY OF MADRID - C / Marqués de Leganés 12-28015 Madrid
serviciospublicos@listas.nodo50.org
serviciospublicos@listas.nodo50.org
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