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This report was drawn up at the request of the EESC's Workers' Group by Peter Rigney, Industrial Officer with the Irish Congress of Trade Unions since 1980.
The impact of anti-crisis measures and the social and employment situation in Ireland
This report was drawn up at the request of the EESC's Workers' Group by Elisa Borghi, Università Carlo Cattaneo (LIUC) and Research Centre KITeS (Università Bocconi).
The impact of anti-crisis measures and the social and employment situation in Italy
This report was drawn up at the request of the EESC's Workers' Group by Zoe Lanara-Tzotze, Head of the International Relations Department of the Greek General Confederation of Labour
(G.S.E.E), Responsible for research and development within Congress 2012.
The impact of anti-crisis measures and the social and employment situation in Greece
This report was drawn up at the request of the EESC's Workers' Group by Antonio Baylos Grau, Professor of Employment and Social Security Law at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, and Francisco Trillo Párraga, Visiting Lecturer/Doctor of Employment and Social Security Law at the University of Castilla-La Mancha.
The impact of anti-crisis measures and the social and employment situation in Spain