κοινωνικοί εταίροι

English translation: social partners

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Greek term or phrase:κοινωνικοί εταίροι
English translation:social partners
Entered by: JULIAN VULLI (X)

06:16 Sep 20, 2010
Greek to English translations [PRO]
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Greek term or phrase: κοινωνικοί εταίροι
In the phrase: "....τα κράτη-μέλη, ύστερα από διαβουλεύσεις με τους κοινωνικούς εταίρους....καθορίζουν, όταν χρειάζεται, τις συνθήκες υπό τις οποίες συμβάσεις εργασίας θεωρούνται διαδοχικές.." Who are these people?
JULIAN VULLI (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:47
social partners
Explanation:
Hi there!
Definition follows from wikipedia!
The social partners are the trade unions and the employers (or their representative organisations) engaged in social dialogue. The idea of social partnership is strongly founded in many European models of industrial relations and is now adopted across the European Union. At the European interprofessional level, the social partners are the ETUC, Business Europe, CEEP and UEAPME.
Take a look at the second link, too!
Καλή συνέχεια!

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Note added at 22 mins (2010-09-20 06:38:27 GMT)
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Greek version of the second link: http://europa.eu/scadplus/glossary/social_partners_el.htm
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Efi Varvaropoulou
Greece
Local time: 19:47
Grading comment
Thanks, Efi. Should have replied earlier. Forgot!
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social partners


Explanation:
Hi there!
Definition follows from wikipedia!
The social partners are the trade unions and the employers (or their representative organisations) engaged in social dialogue. The idea of social partnership is strongly founded in many European models of industrial relations and is now adopted across the European Union. At the European interprofessional level, the social partners are the ETUC, Business Europe, CEEP and UEAPME.
Take a look at the second link, too!
Καλή συνέχεια!

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Note added at 22 mins (2010-09-20 06:38:27 GMT)
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Greek version of the second link: http://europa.eu/scadplus/glossary/social_partners_el.htm


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_partners
    Reference: http://europa.eu/scadplus/glossary/social_partners_en.htm
Efi Varvaropoulou
Greece
Local time: 19:47
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, Efi. Should have replied earlier. Forgot!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Constantinos Faridis (X)
1 min
  -> Thanks!

agree  nevipaul: I'm not sure how developed the idea of social partnership is in some parts of Europe (e.g. the UK). It may be preferable to talk about employers/management and unions. / Oh sure, if this is actually for the EU, then s.p obviously needs no explanation!
8 mins
  -> Good morning! I suppose an explanatory footnote would not hurt. I do, however, feel that the EU is particularly familiar with the term. Thanks again!

agree  Dylan Edwards
33 mins
  -> Thanks! Καλή συνέχεια!

agree  Ivi Rocou
1 hr
  -> Thanks! Καλή συνέχεια!

agree  Vasilisso
1 hr
  -> Thanks!

agree  Emilia Prekate-Kyminas
14 hrs
  -> Thanks!

agree  Assimina Vavoula
1 day 22 hrs
  -> Thanks, Assimina!
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41 mins
Reference: social partners

Reference information:
κοινωνικοί εταίροι
SOCIAL PARTNERS

This term, which has become widely used in Greece in recent years and is not altogether clear, mainly signifies the employers' organizations and trade unions which respectively represent the interests of capital and labour at national, international, European or enterprise level. The trade unions and their supporters reject or avoid the term,
https://eurofound.europa.eu/emire/GREECE/SOCIALPARTNERS-GR.h...

- "in recent years"? They said that in 1994.


Pursuant to the relevant constitutional provisions,3 the main Law making Bodies
in the Greek Legal Order are: The Parliament [η Βουλή των Ελλήνων], the
President of the Republic [ο Πρόεδρος της Δημοκρατίας] acting on a
governmental proposal, the Government [η Κυβέρνηση], the Social Partners [οι
Κοινωνικοί Εταίροι] (concluding collective labour agreements in employment
matters), and the so called “Independent Authorities” [Ανεξάρτητες Αρχές]
(competent only in specific matters).
http://www.pedz.uni-mannheim.de/daten/edz-ath/gdem/04/disabf...

Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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