Georges Dassis, President of the Workers' Group at EESC

Georges Dassis first joined the European Economic and Social Committee in 1981; he was elected President of the Workers' Group (Group II) in 2008. Prior to that, he was President of the Section for Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion of the EESC. In 1982, he became a member of the Executive Committee of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Since 1981, he represents the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE) at the ETUC, the International Trade Union Confederation and the International Labour Office. He is a founding member of the Labour Institute of the GSEE and Secretary for International Relations.