The European Parliament has today paved the way for action needed to end Europe’s 13% gender pay gap.

MEPs voted in favour of a report on the gender pay transparency directive which includes the following improvements to the European Commission’s draft proposal:

• Protection of trade union rights for women workers, ensuring they can bargain collectively for equal pay
   
• Measures to deliver on the principle of equal pay for work of equal value
   
• A ban on pay secrecy clauses

The ETUC thanks the rapporteurs for this important report and calls for the swift adoption of the improved directive by the Commission and Council.

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