Interregional Trade Union Councils’ (IRTUCs) Coordinating Committee Internal Rules Of Procedure Adopted at the Executive Committee meeting of 24-25 June 2024 Introduction

The Guide for Mobile Workers in Europe is issued by the European Trade-Union Confederation (ETUC). The ETUC coordinates 46 Interregional Trade-Union Councils (IRTUC). The IRTUCs are associations of the regional trade union organisations in the many border areas to support local, often cross-border mobile workers in defending and pursuing their social and economic interests.

The ETUC secretariat is coordinating the participation of the trade union organisations in the EURES network. It is mostly through the Interregional Trade Union Councils (IRTUCs), at regional/interregional levels, who are participating in the EURES Cross Border Partnerships.

The Inter-Regional Trade Union Councils (IRTUCs) bring together the regional trade union organisations of national ETUC-affiliated confederations in cross-border regions. There are 46 IRTUCs, ranging from the northern tip of Sweden to southern Spain, from Ireland in the west to Hungary in the east. The relevant national federations and the ETUC Secretariat work together to set up an IRTUC, which can form its own working groups to examine specific local issues. The ETUC also convenes the IRTUCs Coordinating Committee, which meets twice a year. 

The ETUC launches a series of ‘COVID-19 Watch’ briefing notes. They focus on developments providing critical information on the impacts of COVID-19 on labour markets, workers and citizens across Europe. These Briefing Notes are produced by the ETUC with the support of the ETUI and ETUC affiliated organisations. While every effort has been made to make them accurate at the date of publication, new agreements and measures are being announced daily. The current briefings will be updated periodically, and new ones produced on other topics.