Data source: ETUI, Europea Works Councils database, June 2015
This set of graphics shows a number of basic statistics in European Works Councils: number of EWC bodies created and disappeared per year, involvement of employees or observers from new EU memberstates and applicant countries, EWCs active by sector, by country of headquarters, etc.
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2. Total EWC bodies currently active 1071
281
77
10
35
Source: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), EWC database, 6/2015
Active EWC bodies and involvement of employees or observers from new EU member states and applicant countries
EWCs including one or more representatives from a new EU
member state (2004)
EWCs including one or more representatives from a new EU
member state (2007: BG, RO)
EWCs including one or more representatives from EU
applicant countries (ME, MK,RS, TR)
EWCs including one or more representatives from a new EU
member state (2013: HR)
3. Source: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), EWC database, 6/2015
EWC bodies currently active, by sector of activity
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450
Building & Woodwork
Chemicals
Food, HORECA, Agriculture
Metal
Services commerce
Services finance
Graphical & Packaging
IT & Services
Other services
Public services
Textile
Transport
Other
EWC SE WC
4. Source: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), EWC database, 6/2015
EWC bodies currently active, by country of headquarters
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
Greece
Portugal
Czechrepublic
Poland
Slovenia
Cyprus
Hungary
Luxembourg&Liechtenstein
Ireland
Spain
Austria
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Finland
Italy
Netherlands
Sweden
UnitedKingdom
France
Germany
SouthAfrica
Australia
Canada
other
Japan
Switzerland
UnitedStates
EWC SE WC
5. EWC SE WC
Source: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), EWC database, 6/2015
EWC bodies currently active, by category of employment in EEA
97
359
159
357
employment unknown or
insufficient data
small companies (< 5000
employees in EEA)
medium companies (between
5000 and 10000 employees in
EEA)
large companies (more than
10000 employees in EEA)
47
32
9
11
6. EWC SEWC
Source: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), EWC database, 6/2015
EWC bodies currently active, by category of internationalisation (number of EEA countries in which the companies
have operations)
46
151
255
520
insufficient data
less than 5 countries
between 5 and 10 countries
more than 10 countries
12
40
27
20
7. Source: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), EWC database, 6/2015
EWC bodies currently active, by installation type
358
52
534
5 10 3
96
13
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8. Source: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), EWC database, 6/2015
EWC bodies, by country of headquarters
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5 6 14 21 22 27
40 41 41
57
72
111 118
134
2 4 6 11
25
45
163
Greece
Portugal
Cyprus
Czechrepublic
Hungary
Poland
Slovenia
Luxembourg&…
Ireland
Spain
Austria
Norway
Denmark
Belgium
Finland
Italy
Netherlands
Sweden
UnitedKingdom
France
Germany
SouthAfrica
Australia
Canada
other
Japan
Switzerland
UnitedStates
disappeared bodies active
9. Source: European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), EWC database, 6/2015
SE WC bodies, by country of headquarters
1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2
9
78
1
Ireland
Sweden
Cyprus
Hungary
Luxembourg&Liechtenstein
Austria
Netherlands
UnitedKingdom
France
Germany
Japan
disappeared bodies active